2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sugar Land, TX vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 43.0% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Silver Spring than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,803$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,309$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2413.6316.23
 Students per Librarian8074904573
 Students per Counselor455292530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%10.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%58.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.6%20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%6.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  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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