2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leominster, MA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 37.4% more per student than Leominster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Rochester than in Leominster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leominster
 Leominster, MARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Leominster    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Leominster has been a great place to live since it is the perfect distance away from Boston. Close enough to catch a plane but far enough from the city mindset.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Leominster is a central Massachusetts city of about 40,000 with moderate taxes, a fairly good school system and low crime rate. There are many community activities for  More

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Over 18 years ago

Have lived here for 10+ years. A lot of growth during that time and housing prices have reflected that. The family and I enjoy the area (I am a transplant from the  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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