2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, MI vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 26.9% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Tampa than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MITampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 15 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 17 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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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