2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Springfield, VA vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield spends 33.0% more per student than West Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Pittsfield than in West Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Springfield
 West Springfield, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for West Springfield    2 Reviews

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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Over 19 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 Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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