2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 45.7% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Pensacola than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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