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Rochester, NY vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 29.1% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Lancaster than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$15,226$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7813.7716.23
 Students per Librarian6654574573
 Students per Counselor265314530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%9.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.0%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 Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602

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