2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, OR vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 12.1% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% lower in Augusta than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ORAugusta, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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