2025 Compare Cities Education:
Concord, CA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 78.6% more per student than Concord.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.0% lower in Rochester than in Concord. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Concord
 Concord, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Concord    22 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 13 years. Concord has easy access to Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill and is about 25 minutes from Oakland, and 45 minutes from San Francisco.  More

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I moved to Concord 20 years ago and have loved living here. It has a charming central square downtown that hosts farmers markets two days a week. I love the Music &  More

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We Moved to Concord from the Los Angeles area in 1982 as a young couple starting a family. Concord has been a great place to raise kids. Low crime and great people.  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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