2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 26.5% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.2% higher in Medford than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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