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Rochester, NY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 38.7% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.0% higher in Anchorage than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7817.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6654994573
 Students per Counselor265413530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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