2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 18.7% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Rolla than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  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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