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Duluth, MN vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 9.5% less per student than Duluth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Rochester than in Duluth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Duluth

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 Duluth, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,248$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,456$12,126$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,233$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2420.2116.23
 Students per Librarian9069264573
 Students per Counselor497435530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.1%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Duluth    18 Reviews

My husband and I just visited Duluth for our anniversary. We stayed in Canal Park and found the area fun and convenient for travelers. Lots of quaint shops and  More

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Over 3 years ago

It is the worse weather in the U.S. as far as small cities that large. The houses are fare below par. they are old shingle 1920s vintage generally and not normally well  More

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I moved to Duluth fifteen years ago today from Arizona with my (at that time) 3 children, who were 1, 4 and 8. My daughter was born here 2 years later. I have never once  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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