2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Rochester, NH

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 7.8% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Rochester than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHRochester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  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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