2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 0.0% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Germantown than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDGermantown, 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.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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