2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 22.2% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Silver Spring than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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