2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, MN vs Pleasanton, CA

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Highlights
- Pleasanton spends 21.0% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Pleasanton than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pleasanton had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MNPleasanton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
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 6 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 Pleasanton    18 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have been a resident of Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley (including the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon) for nearly 30 years. Perception of life quality in  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and love it. Make Sure to Check it  More

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Over 7 years ago

LITERALLY STUPID the tacos are great  More

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