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Springfield, IL vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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- Fountain Hills spends 32.2% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Fountain Hills than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain Hills had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 5 years ago

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

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Reviews for Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 9 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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