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Anderson, SC vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 10.5% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Rolla than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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