2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 50.2% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.2% higher in Provo than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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