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Vernal, UT vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 51.9% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Rochester than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9264573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  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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