2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blaine, MN vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 16.4% more per student than Blaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Silver Spring than in Blaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blaine
 Blaine, MNSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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