2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Orion, MI vs Silver Spring, MD

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- Silver Spring spends 29.9% more per student than Lake Orion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Silver Spring than in Lake Orion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Orion
 Lake Orion, MISilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  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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