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Rochester, MI vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 70.2% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Philadelphia than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, MIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0215.0416.23
 Students per Librarian80923804573
 Students per Counselor537408530
 Grade School Educ.0.2%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.8%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.7%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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