2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laramie, WY vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 28.5% more per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Springfield than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYSpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  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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