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Idaho Falls, ID vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 59.8% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% lower in Rolla than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  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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