2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 10.5% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Edwardsville than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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