2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 18.6% less per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Towson than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  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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