2024 Compare Cities Education:
South Bend, IN vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 113.3% more per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Rochester than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend
 South Bend, INRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,718$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911$21,397$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,138$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2811.7816.23
 Students per Librarian8996654573
 Students per Counselor326265530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%11.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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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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