2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rome, GA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 90.5% more per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Rochester than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, GARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,770  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor426  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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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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