2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, MA vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 33.6% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.5% higher in Midland than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 21.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MAMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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