2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Junction, CO vs Rochester, NH

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 31.5% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Rochester than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, CORochester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Rochester    3 Reviews

After living here for almost twelve years, I become happier each year with my choice. Rochester has lots of space left for development. It provides good community  More

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Awful horrid place, people have such a terrible attitude and can't (or at least won't) keep to their own business, ALWAYS starting and causing DRAMA, BS, HEADGAMES, and  More

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Rochester is a beautiful New England small town within commuting and shopping distance to Portsmouth and Boston. Close to both the White Mountains and the Seacoast  More

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