2025 Compare Cities Education:
Foster City, CA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 1.7% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% lower in Silver Spring than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  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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