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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Upper Darby, PA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester spends 34.1% less per student than Upper Darby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Rochester than in Upper Darby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Darby
 Upper Darby, PARochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9264573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Upper Darby    1 Reviews
Roc · Upper Darby, PA
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Over 14 years ago

I like Upper Darby I've been there for TWO YEARS it's time for a change I just would like to move to another  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 5 years ago

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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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 6 years ago

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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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 6 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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