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Rochester, MI vs Simi Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Simi Valley spends 6.1% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Simi Valley than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MISimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 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 Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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