2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richland, WA vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 14.4% more per student than Richland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.2% lower in Springfield than in Richland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richland
 Richland, WASpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  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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