2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 0.3% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Rochester than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKRochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  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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