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Rochester, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 9.5% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Syracuse than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$20,322$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7812.7116.23
 Students per Librarian6656214573
 Students per Counselor265310530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%10.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.0%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
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