2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rolla, MO vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 24.8% more per student than Rolla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Rochester than in Rolla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rolla
 Rolla, MORochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,994  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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