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Dayton, OH vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 65.1% more per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.5% lower in Rochester than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton

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 Dayton, OHRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,432$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613$21,397$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,075$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4511.7816.23
 Students per Librarian10256654573
 Students per Counselor446265530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%11.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.0%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 6 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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ZIPS IN DAYTON, OHIO
45417, 45420, 45406, 45405, 45410, 45409, 45403, 45404, 45402, 45428, 10 total
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total

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