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Tucson, AZ vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 52.4% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Rockford than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

Education
 Tucson, AZRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6615.916.23
 Students per Librarian14477954573
 Students per Counselor519524530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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