2025 Compare Cities Education:
Quincy, MA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 19.6% more per student than Quincy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Rochester than in Quincy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Quincy
 Quincy, MARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Quincy    7 Reviews

Where to start? The principal shouts rude things at parents and students and she often lies about phantom school rules. PTO members have quit over this person. Bullying  More

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Over 11 years ago

Quincy is a seaside community and has an approximate population of 90,000 people. Settled by Myles Standish and Captain Wollaston and established as a township in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Not a very bike friendly city but if you are willing to driver there are biking spots north, west and south of here. Lots and lots of Chinese food places but we have  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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