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Payson, AZ vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 14.0% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Rochester than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson

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 Payson, AZRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,891$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337$12,126$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,591$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.9920.2116.23
 Students per Librarian22079264573
 Students per Counselor787435530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  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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85541
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55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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