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Kent, WA vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 6.7% more per student than Kent.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% lower in Springfield than in Kent. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kent

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 Kent, WASpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$17,553$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5311.5216.23
 Students per Librarian9895224573
 Students per Counselor455319530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%11.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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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ZIPS IN KENT, WASHINGTON
98031 98030 98032
ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01109, 01108, 01104, 01118, 01119, 01105, 01107, 01151, 01129, 01128, 11 total

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