2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Tulare, CA

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Highlights
- Tulare spends 45.9% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.0% higher in Tulare than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tulare had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYTulare, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Tulare    3 Reviews

Tulare is a terrible place to raise a family, that is why i did everything i could to get my newborn out of there!!!!! There is not only ZERO culture but there is an  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great school! Caring involved teachers and principle. Our granddaughter was new there this year and the staff and some of the other students helped to make her feel  More

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Over 15 years ago

Tulare, California is a very stable place to live. It is a perfect place to raise a family. It is a very small and friendly town. Cows and agriculture is our specialty.  More

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