2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 34.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Albuquerque than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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