2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Salina, KS

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Highlights
- Salina spends 12.4% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Salina than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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