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Rochester, NY vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Buffalo Grove spends 9.9% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Buffalo Grove than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 18.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$20,875$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7813.5616.23
 Students per Librarian66510054573
 Students per Counselor265592530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%1.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%14.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%67.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.2%1.5%

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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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 16 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
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