2025 Compare Cities Education:
Box Elder, SD vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 91.0% more per student than Box Elder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Silver Spring than in Box Elder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Box Elder
 Box Elder, SDSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
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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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