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Rochester, NY vs Moorpark, CA

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Highlights
- Moorpark spends 47.5% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 103.9% higher in Moorpark than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moorpark had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYMoorpark, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Moorpark    8 Reviews

First the Pro's. This is a very, very beautiful little town. Smiling, friendly people, extremely safe and a great place to raise children. Great weather even nestled  More

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Over 14 years ago

1:00PM , prevailing on shore breeze's keep the temps. very nice in Moorpark. The farther east (towards Los Angeles) the warmer/ hotter, it gets. Sept. thru October  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice, but very conservative and  More

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