2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Francisco, CA vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 27.7% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Rochester than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CARochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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