2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, MA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 38.2% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% higher in West Lafayette than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 22.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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