2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Southborough, MA

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Highlights
- Southborough spends 27.2% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Southborough than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southborough had 18.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYSouthborough, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%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.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%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 Southborough    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My son has been a student at Fay School for 7 years and is now in the lower school. He is thriving at Fay academically, socially, and in the athletics program. I  More

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Over 8 years ago

As an alum of Fay, I can say that my experiences there have shaped my life forever. During the years that I spent at Fay, I became a more confident student, person and  More

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Over 8 years ago

Fay School has provided a rigorous and supportive environment. In addition to the academic challenge, students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular  More

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