2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marlborough, MA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 16.2% less per student than Marlborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Silver Spring than in Marlborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marlborough
 Marlborough, MASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  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.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Marlborough    2 Reviews

lived here 4 years Town is not bad but have witnessed 2 crimes where i live a nice condo but even as nice as it is the people here are *******s, bitches, drug addicts  More

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Over 18 years ago

For being suburbia there's decent job opportunities, places to shop and an array of restaurants to  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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