2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waite Park, MN vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 34.7% more per student than Waite Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Springfield than in Waite Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waite Park
 Waite Park, MNSpringfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor478  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Waite Park    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Waite Park for one year. The one thing that I found really nice was when I didn't have a car for a few months it was still really easy for me to get 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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