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2026 Compare Cities Education:
West Springfield, VA vs Baltimore, MD

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- Baltimore spends 18.4% more per student than West Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Baltimore than in West Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Springfield
 West Springfield, VABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
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Reviews for West Springfield    2 Reviews
Michele · Springfield, VA
Great place to live & work
Over 19 years ago

I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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steve · Springfield, VA
Expensive place to live
Over 20 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews
zak · Baltimore, MD
Baltimore have a bright Future
Over 5 years ago

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Bob · Annville, PA
Third Best Place in PA
Over 5 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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Kathern · Baltimore, MD
Not a good place to live.
Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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