2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, IN vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 8.0% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Rolla than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, INRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  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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