| | Silver Spring, MD | Alameda, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,736 | $17,788 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,697 | $13,323 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $10,703 | $8,104 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.63 | 21.61 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 490 | 9555 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 292 | 603 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 86.8% | 92.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 10.3% | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.2% | 6.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 58.6% | 59.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 20.4% | 16.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 6.7% | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 6.1% | 3.0% | 1.5% |