2025 Compare Cities Education:
Concord, NC vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 80.2% more per student than Concord.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Silver Spring than in Concord. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Concord
 Concord, NCSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Concord    8 Reviews

I am looking to relocate due to a new job offer in north Carolina. Ive narrowed my search of cities down to Concord. Some of my concerns coming from California is how is  More

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I recently just moved to Concord, NC from long island. The people are more than polite. The Weather is amazing and the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

North Carolina Is very boring. If you want to move to a small town with alot of nice people concord is not the place. Im dying to get out of NC because people are moving  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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