2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Walsenburg, CO

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Highlights
- Walsenburg spends 19.3% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.0% higher in Walsenburg than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walsenburg had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYWalsenburg, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,181$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Walsenburg    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Yes housing is cheap, but it is not cheap to live here. You will likely pay more in utilities than you will in rent and that is miserable. Food and other items are  More

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Over 11 years ago

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I'm not sure what "zip zam" is doing wrong, but the Walsenburg I visit for weeks (or months) every year is nothing like that person describes. People are decent and  More

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