2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Longmont, CO

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Highlights
- Longmont spends 18.2% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Longmont than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longmont had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDLongmont, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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