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

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 12.9% less per student than Paducah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Rolla than in Paducah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paducah
 Paducah, KYRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  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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