2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 3.7% more per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Champaign than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%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 Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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