2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Celebration, FL

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Highlights
- Celebration spends 61.6% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.8% higher in Celebration than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Celebration had 20.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYCelebration, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 7 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  More

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