2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 25.7% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Grand Rapids than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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