2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blue Springs, MO vs Round Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Round Lake spends 71.6% more per student than Blue Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Round Lake than in Blue Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Round Lake had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Springs
 Blue Springs, MORound Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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Reviews for Round Lake    2 Reviews

Round Lake, Illinois is a town that stretches from Route 60 on the southern borders to about Fish Lake Road on the western edge to Route 134 on the northern fringes.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Absolutely without a doubt the worst place in America to live. Property taxes are the highest in the State 3.76 % of value. If you have the misfortune of working in  More

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