2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MO vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 38.6% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Silver Spring than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  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.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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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