2025 Compare Cities Education:
Billings, MT vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 90.4% more per student than Billings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Rochester than in Billings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 13.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Billings
 Billings, MTRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,951  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Billings    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I would give this place four stars, but decided to give it five because it’s been so underrated. The five stars is contingent upon the city following through with its  More

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Over 2 years ago

A few people make a living in Billings, most people only make an existents. As for the crime rate, it depends on your point of view. If you compare Billings crime rate  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you enjoy sub zero temperatures in Winter and 100 plus degrees in the Summer. You will love Billings. Snow plowing is almost non existent, so good luck driving for 5  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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