2025 Compare Cities Education:
Westfield, MA vs Simsbury, CT

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Highlights
- Simsbury spends 17.1% more per student than Westfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Simsbury than in Westfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simsbury had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westfield
 Westfield, MASimsbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Westfield    3 Reviews

Property Taxes, Water, and Electricity costs are very high. Town elects many Republicans but Democrats rule the state. Education costs are high yet there is much waste.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is very hard to get jobs around this area as there are jobs in mostly retail. Anytime you try to apply for any of the jobs depending on where you are applying to out  More

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Over 14 years ago

can stink at times  More

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Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  More

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