2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chambersburg, PA vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 46.6% more per student than Chambersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% lower in Springfield than in Chambersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chambersburg
 Chambersburg, PASpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chambersburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

chambersburg is a black hole once you move here you never get out! it is commonly referred to as the arm pitt of pa absolutly nothing here.  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Well, from our point of view, if one moves to Chambersburg Pa. they go down hill! My Son moved there three years ago, he came from two metro areas Los Angeles and Also  More

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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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