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Rochester, MN vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 106.0% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.4% lower in Washington than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MNWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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