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State College, PA vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 36.1% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.4% higher in Rochester than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PARochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9264573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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