2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shreveport, LA vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 19.7% more per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% lower in Springfield than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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