2025 Compare Cities Education:
Zion, IL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 32.9% less per student than Zion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Rockford than in Zion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Zion
 Zion, ILRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Zion    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I spent part of my childhood in Zion, moved away for 10 years, then came back while commuting to SAIC in Chicago. The town hadn't changed much. But in the last couple  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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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