2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, MA vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 4.4% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Champaign than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 19.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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