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Rochester, NY vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 39.0% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Jasper than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2944573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We moved here from central coast California about 6 years ago, for family reasons. I have a love hate deal going with Jasper. Some years no snow, last year we got  More

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Over 11 years ago

Beautiful area if you like rustic and evolving. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same things that North Georgia tends to suffer from. Meth Heads and thieves. They  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you want a quiet, rural place to retire to and still be a short driving distance to a national transportation hub, then Jasper, Ga. might be the place for  More

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