2026 Compare Cities Education:
Sun Prairie, WI vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 53.8% more per student than Sun Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Rochester than in Sun Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Prairie
 Sun Prairie, WIRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 15 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  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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