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Rochester, NY vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 35.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 85.6% higher in Santa Monica than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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