2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carthage, TN vs Springfield, TN

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 0.4% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Springfield than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage
 Carthage, TNSpringfield, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,593$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,122  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,877$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6244573
 Students per Counselor499  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 18 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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Reviews for Springfield    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husbnd and daughter and I are looking for a two-bdrm weekly  More

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Over 18 years ago

Local public schools have been placed under state supervision under the No Child Left Behind Act. I highly recommend private schools - there are several in town and  More

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