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Oswego, IL vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 7.9% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% higher in Rochester than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego

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 Oswego, ILRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,968$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,573$12,126$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,734$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4320.2116.23
 Students per Librarian9649264573
 Students per Counselor605435530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.6%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Oswego    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I absolutely love living in Oswego. There's always something to do and it still feels like a small hometown. I've lived in this town my whole life and I wouldn't want  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chicago has something for everyone. Musuems, zoos, theater, beaches, shopping, and plenty of parks and forest preserves to keep natives and visitors busy and happy.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocated 2 years ago and looked at Naperville for the schools. Learned Oswego had a master plan. It is rolling out now and is well received. Housing is reasonable  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 4 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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55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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