2025 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, MT vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 20.6% less per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Rolla than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  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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