2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs El Dorado Hills, CA

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- El Dorado Hills spends 40.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.7% higher in El Dorado Hills than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Dorado Hills had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDEl Dorado Hills, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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