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Salisbury, MD vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 59.1% more per student than Salisbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Rochester than in Salisbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salisbury
 Salisbury, MDRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,378  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor196  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  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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