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North Kingstown, RI vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 32.3% less per student than North Kingstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.4% higher in Rochester than in North Kingstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Kingstown
 North Kingstown, RIRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,974  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9264573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Kingstown    3 Reviews

I just moved to North Kingstown four months ago. I just called the town hall to ask the tax assessor a question and wow - what a very rude woman. From the moment she  More

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First of all it si the pot hole capital of America. It's famous for pot holes and pot heads. That's all. Problem with "underground" influence is a main  More

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There can be alot said about RI but what you will find here is a true New England town-yes, it's reserved but warm. People help one another out here and good neighbors  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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