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Rocklin, CA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 23.1% more per student than Rocklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% lower in Carbondale than in Rocklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocklin
 Rocklin, CACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rocklin    11 Reviews

I have had the blessed opportunity to be born and raised in Rocklin, CA. Rocklin is truly one of the best towns to live in, in the sacramento area. It's a clean, smaller  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in the Sacramento vicinity for 12 years, and in Northern California my entire life (I grew up in the San Jose area). The area of Rocklin I am living in is the  More

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Over 14 years ago

seriously? Let me tell you what I have observed since moving here from Gilbert, AZ 3 months ago.I know I am going to take grief for this so go ahead and let it fly,  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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