2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, FL vs Lakeland, FL

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 18.2% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Lakeland than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    2 Reviews

This City is run very poorly by a Mayor with zero education puts in long hours for nothing and if you complain he calls it bashing. When he does say anything good it is  More

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Over 8 years ago

Springfield Fl is the worst run city in the state of Florida needs state to  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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