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Rochester, NY vs Mountain Top, PA

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Highlights
- Mountain Top spends 36.6% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in Mountain Top than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Top had 18.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYMountain Top, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Mountain Top    2 Reviews

I feel that the prices of food at the Grocery Store in Mountain Top is because of the many residents who are High Paid Doctors and Nurses who do not care about their  More

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I feel that the prices of food at the Grocery Store in Mountain Top is because of the many residents who are High Paid Doctors and Nurses who do not care about their  More

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