2025 Compare Cities Education:
Raymore, MO vs Springfield, MO

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 7.3% more per student than Raymore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Springfield than in Raymore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raymore
 Raymore, MOSpringfield, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,517$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Raymore    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We moved from Raymore a couple of years ago because there's nothing to do there. You have to drive into Lee's Summit, Mo or Overland Park, Ks. to find good eats and  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Raymore seven years ago from south Kansas City. The school system in Raymore is far superior to that of Kansas City. Raymore is only 15 minutes away  More

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Reviews for Springfield    74 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

For a town of 165,000 we have entertainment options far above similar sized communities. Pro Baseball, Bass Pro, Hammons Hall. Art Museums, Wonders of Wildlife  More

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We're somewhat new to this area... having recently moved from AZ. We find the residents are more polite and generally much nicer here. Residents actually have a  More

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Over 4 years ago

So much wrong in this town I don't know where to start. Apparently, all the a$$ holes of the state circle over Springfield. The do-nothing cops are worthless, as is the  More

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