2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mechanicsville, VA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 75.9% more per student than Mechanicsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Silver Spring than in Mechanicsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  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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