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Milwaukee, WI vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 11.3% less per student than Milwaukee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% higher in Rochester than in Milwaukee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Milwaukee

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 Milwaukee, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,577$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,645$12,126$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,875$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4420.2116.23
 Students per Librarian12349264573
 Students per Counselor527435530
 Grade School Educ.5.5%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.9%94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Milwaukee    110 Reviews

I have lived in Milwaukee for about 5 years. I really like the area, but I also plan on moving away soon. It is a unique city that has its charm though. Here is my  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've gone to Milwaukee many times for vacation, and it is a beautiful city with great lakeside views and beaches, stunning river walks, and of course the delicous cheese  More

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Over 3 years ago

Pretty decent city with some things to offer although crime is on the rise and segregation is out of control by race and income  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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ZIPS IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
53215, 53209, 53218, 53221, 53204, 53207, 53211, 53219, 53216, 53212, 22 total
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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