2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Lynnwood, WA

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Highlights
- Lynnwood spends 10.2% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% higher in Lynnwood than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynnwood had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDLynnwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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