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Rochester, NY vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 50.9% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% higher in Fort Wayne than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester

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 Rochester, NYFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$10,863$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7815.6516.23
 Students per Librarian6657004573
 Students per Counselor2653454530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.8%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 Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total

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