2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, MN vs Vacaville, CA

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Highlights
- Vacaville spends 5.0% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Vacaville than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vacaville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MNVacaville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 5 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 Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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