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Rochester, NY vs Coon Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Coon Rapids spends 37.5% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Coon Rapids than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coon Rapids had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYCoon Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 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.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Coon Rapids    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Alaska, Arizona and currently the twin cities. This place has the best health care of any place I've lived! Lots of physicians makes it easy to be seen.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. It is a wonderful place to have a family, there is a lot to do, the schools are good and the four seasons give the  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in Minnesota and to be honest i cant stand 12 inc snow storm last week the weather is unbelievable winter here sucks and winter is 8 to 9 month cant wait to move  More

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