2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, OH vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 40.1% more per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% lower in Springfield than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHSpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  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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