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Rochester, NY vs Elizabeth City, NC

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Highlights
- Elizabeth City spends 56.9% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in Elizabeth City than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elizabeth City had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7984573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%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.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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