2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Vicksburg, MS

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Highlights
- Vicksburg spends 14.7% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Vicksburg than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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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Over 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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