2026 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Eldersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Eldersburg spends 21.6% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Eldersburg than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eldersburg had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDEldersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Eldersburg    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ive lived here most of my life and Im beyond over it. If your a caucasian, amateur, obsessed with overaccomplishment and materialism....You will fit right in. Im on a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Eldersburg and Sykesville Maryland are 2 cities whose names are fairly interchangeable. I've lived in many places all over MD and have to say that these are by far the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I comute 1 hour for work and these people are in a race to get everywhere. The majority of people are high strung and unstable. The cities all around are filled with  More

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