2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 23.5% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% lower in Rolla than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  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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