2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Chevy Chase, MD

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- Chevy Chase spends 0.0% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Chevy Chase than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%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 Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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