2026 Compare Cities Education:
Platteville, WI vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 82.2% more per student than Platteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Rochester than in Platteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Platteville
 Platteville, WIRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,055  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Platteville    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This town is blessed to have such a strong community of believers. There are many denominations to choose from. While not all of them are centered around the gospel,  More

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So heres the thing.. I live in Platteville and I lived here my WHOLE life and I love it, but the thing that is not good is that when me and my friends want to go  More

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Over 20 years ago

platteville was a nice little town until wal mart came to town. i would advise every town to not let wal mart  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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