2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 9.9% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Oakland than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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