2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NH vs Hillsville, VA

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Highlights
- Hillsville spends 36.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Hillsville than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsville had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NHHillsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,209  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,305$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7034573
 Students per Counselor226  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    3 Reviews

After living here for almost twelve years, I become happier each year with my choice. Rochester has lots of space left for development. It provides good community  More

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Awful horrid place, people have such a terrible attitude and can't (or at least won't) keep to their own business, ALWAYS starting and causing DRAMA, BS, HEADGAMES, and  More

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Rochester is a beautiful New England small town within commuting and shopping distance to Portsmouth and Boston. Close to both the White Mountains and the Seacoast  More

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Reviews for Hillsville    2 Reviews

The town of Hillsville is overripe for revitalization. The surrounding county of Carroll is the poorest county in Virginia and the area is sadly depressed, which  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you are looking to move to this beatiful mountain town then there are a few things you should you know. It's VERY rural, by that I mean if you plan on doing any  More

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