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Rochester, MN vs Somerville, NJ

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Highlights
- Somerville spends 60.4% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.3% lower in Somerville than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerville had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, MNSomerville, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,702$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126$20,559$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,869$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2110.8616.23
 Students per Librarian9269134573
 Students per Counselor435271530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%13.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%47.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%2.1%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 Somerville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Nice community with the shore an hour away as well as NYC. Good schools. Noted for equestrian events. Jackie O lived not to far from here. Prices of homes have gone  More

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I love living in Somerville, which offers the charm of a small town and all of the conveniences of a larger city. Its charming Victorial architecture and a lively Main  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living in Somerville is out of control. Sadly, you don't get much in return for the extremely high taxes you pay. There's an accident waiting to happen on  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY
08876

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