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

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 22.5% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.4% higher in Riverside than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDRiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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