2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Juneau, AK

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Highlights
- Juneau spends 30.0% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Juneau than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Juneau had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYJuneau, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,993$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Juneau    18 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Juneau's strong points are its unique geography and scenery, outdoor recreation options, availability of fresh seafood, and its thriving arts & culture  More

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Over 11 years ago

Juneau AK has over 50 trails in and around our community. They can be short as a jaunt from the road to the water to go shell collecting or much longer. Such as a hike  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you want wilderness, mountains, ocean, fishing, hunting, hiking, snow, rain, and cold, this is the place to  More

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