2026 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Palestine, TX

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- Palestine spends 36.5% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Palestine than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palestine had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDPalestine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16874573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 16 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 17 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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