2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Anoka, MN

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Highlights
- Anoka spends 37.5% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Anoka than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anoka had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYAnoka, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$12,905$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7816.5616.23
 Students per Librarian66516154573
 Students per Counselor265835530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%28.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%1.5%
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 Anoka    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Great Place for all the town is aging as far as people go and the economy is also catering to that fact and Anoka is becoming one of the best places in Minnesota for  More

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