2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olathe, KS vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 53.9% more per student than Olathe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Springfield than in Olathe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olathe
 Olathe, KSSpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  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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