2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 23.8% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Canton than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILCanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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