2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cincinnati, OH vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 15.9% more per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in Silver Spring than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  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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