2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orlando, FL vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 68.6% more per student than Orlando.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Springfield than in Orlando. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orlando
 Orlando, FLSpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  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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