2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Scotch Plains, NJ

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Highlights
- Scotch Plains spends 13.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% higher in Scotch Plains than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotch Plains had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYScotch Plains, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Scotch Plains    2 Reviews

I've lived in the city for about 5 years now and I've enjoyed it, it's close to new york and my son likes the schools as "the teachers are friendly and nice" (In His  More

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Over 11 years ago

To see it is to believe it. Scotch Plains is definitely one of the best towns that New Jersey has to offer.  More

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