2025 Compare Cities Education:
Las Cruces, NM vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 120.5% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Rochester than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  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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