2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 46.3% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Lexington than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 17.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%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 Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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