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Rochester, MN vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 28.1% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Gilbert than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, MNGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,702$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,869$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2118.2416.23
 Students per Librarian92623484573
 Students per Counselor435718530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%1.7%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN GILBERT, ARIZONA
85234 85295 85296 85233 85297 85298

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