2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Newport, TN

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Highlights
- Newport spends 35.4% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Newport than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILNewport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,640$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5564573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Newport    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 13 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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