2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 16.6% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Silver Spring than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  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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