2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 49.8% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Sparks than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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