2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jamestown, NY vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 22.5% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Silver Spring than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  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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