2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 11.0% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Silver Spring than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MESilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  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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