2025 Compare Cities Education:
White Plains, NY vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 37.1% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Silver Spring than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  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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