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Rochester, MI vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 21.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Punta Gorda than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

Education
 Rochester, MIPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$10,619$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0217.8616.23
 Students per Librarian8096834573
 Students per Counselor537443530
 Grade School Educ.0.2%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.8%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.7%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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