2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rome, GA vs Yorktown, VA

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Highlights
- Yorktown spends 8.8% less per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Yorktown than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yorktown had 26.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, GAYorktown, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,770  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,839$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2854573
 Students per Counselor426  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock40.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.9%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 Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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