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Iowa City, IA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 11.2% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Silver Spring than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  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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