2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Upper Marlboro, MD

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Highlights
- Upper Marlboro spends 10.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Upper Marlboro than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Marlboro had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   More

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