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Silver Spring, MD vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville spends 48.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Fayetteville than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5574573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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