2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Menasha, WI

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Highlights
- Menasha spends 48.5% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Menasha than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menasha had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYMenasha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$13,961$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$7,455$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7813.2716.23
 Students per Librarian6655464573
 Students per Counselor265329530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%15.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%23.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%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 Menasha    3 Reviews

Weather in the region is 4-season, with about 45 inches of snow per winter (often it melts off in a thaw like last week but it can remain for months). Spring takes a  More

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I am originally from California and was never able to afford to buy a home there. My wife, kids and I moved to Menasha WI in 2003 and within two years we purchased a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My family enjoys living in Menasha due to many facts. In short, the schools are great, the people are friendly and the municiple services provided are fantastic. We are  More

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