2025 Compare Cities Education:
Athens, OH vs Rolla, MO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Rolla spends 23.9% less per student than Athens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Rolla than in Athens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens
 Athens, OHRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,769  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

   |    Reply

Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Athens

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rolla


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.