2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Wyoming, MI

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Highlights
- Wyoming spends 46.0% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.3% higher in Wyoming than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wyoming had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYWyoming, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%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 Wyoming    3 Reviews

I lived in Wyoming, and it is relatively safe compared to the 49504 or 49503 areas of Grand Rapids. The gang activity is growing, mostly as you get closer to city/28th  More

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Over 17 years ago

Michigan State University is expanding its medical school into the Grand Rapids area, which should improve the quality of an already good health care  More

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Over 18 years ago

Jobs could be better than they are and housing would be nice for the market to  More

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