2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 69.8% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Silver Spring than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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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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