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Wilson, NC vs Rockford, MI

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 49.2% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Rockford than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCRockford, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Rockford    3 Reviews

Rockford is the ideal community for just outside of the Grand Rapids city. Outstanding schools, kind people, and a sweet downtown. There are beautiful neighborhoods  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived here for 15 years and love it. I have raised three children in the schools here and they are among the best in the state. All the schools are blue ribbon  More

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Over 18 years ago

I love living in Rockford, it's small, quiet and close to every thing you need (Grand Rapids). I am planning to move to Melbourne, Florida within the next couple months,  More

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