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Montgomery, AL vs West Springfield, VA

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Highlights
- West Springfield spends 73.9% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in West Springfield than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Springfield had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for West Springfield    2 Reviews

I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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Over 19 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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