2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Bellefontaine, OH

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Highlights
- Bellefontaine spends 19.3% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Bellefontaine than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellefontaine had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILBellefontaine, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,078$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3244573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Bellefontaine    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been living in Bellefontaine, Ohio for 12 years now and I think it is just sad that there is nothing for kids to do in this town. An so many wonder why kids just  More

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Over 19 years ago

Bellefontaine is boring, nothing ever changes. I would not recommend moving  More

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