2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, VA vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Happy Valley spends 6.6% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Happy Valley than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, VAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There are a lot of parks and playgrounds in this area. Each one has a different  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have been living in Springfield, VA for a number of years. The area does have jobs, but the quality of life is not very good. Springfield lacks a community center;  More

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Springfield, is a nice place to live. Peaceful, good schools, and close access to everything you need.  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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