2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tehachapi, CA vs Silver Spring, MD

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- Silver Spring spends 29.8% more per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% lower in Silver Spring than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  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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