2025 Compare Cities Education:
Neptune, NJ vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 37.2% less per student than Neptune.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Springfield than in Neptune. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Neptune
 Neptune, NJSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Neptune    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

My children have just started school in Neptune and I will be taking them out due the extreme poor performance of the schools. See the NJ department of education web  More

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I grew up in Neptune twp. I spent all of my childhood and part of my early adult life there. I had a great life there. I would call it Lower to middle class suburban  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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