2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Ashburn, VA

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Highlights
- Ashburn spends 14.7% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Ashburn than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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Over 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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