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Rochester, MN vs Grants Pass, OR

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Highlights
- Grants Pass spends 10.6% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Grants Pass than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grants Pass had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, MNGrants Pass, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,702$13,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126$12,270$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,869$7,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2118.3916.23
 Students per Librarian9265144573
 Students per Counselor435504530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%6.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%31.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%17.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Grants Pass    27 Reviews

Just like any place, Grants Pass, Oregon has it's share of pros and cons. Pros:-Perfect location. The coast, the Redwoods, Crater Lake, the Oregon Caves, etc. are all  More

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I moved here bacause my wife wanted to be closer to my retired mother. Were it not for that GP would be in the rear view mirror. Grant Pass may be great if you are  More

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Beautiful town close to beaches, rivers, boat festival, trees, crystal clear water, parks, schools and teachers are the best! A great town to raise a family. Nice  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN GRANTS PASS, OREGON
97527 97526

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