2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Marquette, MI

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Highlights
- Marquette spends 37.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Marquette than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marquette had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDMarquette, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,169$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  More

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