2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rome, GA vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 21.5% less per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in Huntsville than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 15.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, GAHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,770  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor426  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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