2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boston, MA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 7.7% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Rochester than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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