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Rochester, NY vs Bryan, TX

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- Bryan spends 57.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Bryan than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bryan had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYBryan, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Bryan    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a native of Bryan-College Station. This town has come a long ways. For the greater good this is a college town thats unique and continues to grow. There's good  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for nearly twenty years and hated every minute of it. It is very conservative and intolerant and the crime is rising every year. The weather is  More

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I got a good laugh from this item. About This place sucks, TAMU Bryan Tx, etc. Did you not do some research before you came to this Aggieland. I sure hope by now you  More

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