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Mercer Island, WA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 35.2% more per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% lower in Rochester than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to 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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