2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Westminster, CO

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Highlights
- Westminster spends 24.8% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Westminster than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDWestminster, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Colorado is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Boulder is cool. I hate snow but the mild summers her are wonderful and there is lots to do outdoors for free. Bike friendly, Westminster itself ok, the people are  More

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Hi there- My husband and I are looking to move out of Los Angeles. We love the outdoors and we are big foodies. We are in our early 30's and looking for a place to raise  More

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