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Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 14.2% less per student than Ashton-Sandy Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Towson than in Ashton-Sandy Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashton-Sandy Spring
 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ashton-Sandy Spring    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Taxes are very high, common grounds are overgrown, streets are worse than third world countries, schools look great but education is poor. Government waist is at an all  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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