2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rolla, MO vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 13.2% less per student than Rolla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% higher in Phoenix than in Rolla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rolla
 Rolla, MOPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,994  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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