2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs West Bend, WI

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Highlights
- West Bend spends 11.3% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in West Bend than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Bend had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%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.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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