2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Howell, NJ

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Highlights
- Howell spends 8.7% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Howell than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Howell had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYHowell, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$21,256$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7811.0116.23
 Students per Librarian66511774573
 Students per Counselor265304530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%2.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%42.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.6%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 Howell    4 Reviews

It's a nice place to visit but living here is not that nice! Taxes are outrageous. Schools have a great reputation but they lack education. Superintendent and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Howell has grown into a snobs town. Taxes are extremely high since school super cares more about her salary and teachers' salary. Schools have a decent reputation, but  More

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I was thrilled when I moved here almost 11 years ago. People seemed nice and the place was safe. People are not nice! There was an influx of New Yorkers and along came  More

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