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Pittsfield, MA vs West Springfield, VA

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- West Springfield spends 24.8% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in West Springfield than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Springfield had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield

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 Pittsfield, MAWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,370$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,441$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.313.5216.23
 Students per Librarian3976714573
 Students per Counselor370273530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%11.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%61.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.7%22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%5.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  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 18 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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