2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rome, GA vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 51.9% more per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Watertown than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, GAWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,770  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor426  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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