2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 50.1% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in Jacksonville than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%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.  Unlock7.2%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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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