2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Shaker Heights, OH

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Highlights
- Shaker Heights spends 25.6% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.3% higher in Shaker Heights than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shaker Heights had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYShaker Heights, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%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 Shaker Heights    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Shaker Heights has superb options for education, in both the public or private schools. The city libraries are excellent.   More

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A very diverse place to be, it mixes the rich with the poor, the good with the bad, the have's with the have nots. I have lived in the area for more than 30 years, even  More

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Over 15 years ago

Shaker Heights schools just aren't what they used to be. Parents could do much better elsewhere and save themselves a lot of money in the process since Shaker Heights  More

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