2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. George, UT vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 77.6% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.2% lower in Springfield than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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