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

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 14.6% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.8% higher in Petaluma than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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