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Springfield, IL vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Big Spring spends 22.4% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Big Spring than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11414573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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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hugh · 
Over 5 years ago

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

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 9 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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