2025 Compare Cities Education:
Defiance, OH vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 15.7% less per student than Defiance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Rochester than in Defiance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Defiance
 Defiance, OHRochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Defiance    1 Reviews

Living in NW Ohio is living in typical rural America. I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a lifestyle. Housing costs are relatively low, electricity is  More

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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