2024 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Rolla, MO

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Highlights
- Rolla spends 21.2% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Rolla than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VARolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$9,994$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.8616.23
 Students per Librarian2416544573
 Students per Counselor272302530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%37.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 12 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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