2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 53.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in Colorado Springs than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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