2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portsmouth, OH vs Rochester, NH

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 40.2% more per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Rochester than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, OHRochester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Portsmouth is a poor town. However, Shawnee State University is located there--a good place to get a highly-affordable college education. The people there are very  More

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Reviews for Rochester    3 Reviews

After living here for almost twelve years, I become happier each year with my choice. Rochester has lots of space left for development. It provides good community  More

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Awful horrid place, people have such a terrible attitude and can't (or at least won't) keep to their own business, ALWAYS starting and causing DRAMA, BS, HEADGAMES, and  More

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Rochester is a beautiful New England small town within commuting and shopping distance to Portsmouth and Boston. Close to both the White Mountains and the Seacoast  More

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