2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edina, MN vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 40.6% more per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Rochester than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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