2025 Compare Cities Education:
Federal Way, WA vs Springfield, OR

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 27.4% less per student than Federal Way.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Springfield than in Federal Way. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Federal Way
 Federal Way, WASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,566$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  More

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