2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 21.3% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Rochester than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNRochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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