2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Fe, NM vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 30.4% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Silver Spring than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  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 Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  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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