2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tampa, FL vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 77.8% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in Silver Spring than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  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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