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Vallejo, CA vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 53.3% more per student than Vallejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.9% lower in Springfield than in Vallejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vallejo
 Vallejo, CASpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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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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