2026 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, TX vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 10.8% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Rolla than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 9 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 14 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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