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

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Highlights
- Towson spends 3.8% less per student than Beltsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Towson than in Beltsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 18.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beltsville
 Beltsville, MDTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Beltsville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My wife and I resided in the Vansville area of Beltsville for close to 30 years. Several of our immediate neighbors have also lived on this block for the same period of  More

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One evening around 10 PM, we didn't know how to use our new remote for our ADT alarm system and we accidentally pushed the silent panic button at the same time we pushed  More

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Over 14 years ago

Prince George County police are very slow to respond to 911 calls even when it involves violent crime. It seems the police dept. is under staffed and treat 911 calls as  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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