2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 29.5% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Overland Park than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%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 Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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