2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 19.2% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Silver Spring than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   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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