2025 Compare Cities Education:
Des Plaines, IL vs Rolla, MO

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- Rolla spends 44.4% less per student than Des Plaines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Rolla than in Des Plaines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  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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