2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Tombstone, AZ

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Highlights
- Tombstone spends 60.2% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.4% higher in Tombstone than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tombstone had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYTombstone, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Tombstone    3 Reviews

We have recently moved here from Rural Colorado and we love it here for several reasons 1- Climate, not to hot at over 4000ft and not to cold so far South. 2-A  More

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Over 11 years ago

Tombstone is a strongly republican city. Conservatism, a strong constitution, small government, and a strong military are the rule of the day. Not wise to talk  More

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Over 16 years ago

You will need a well running car or truck to live here. There is no public transportation as this is a rural  More

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