2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, IN vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 26.5% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Towson than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  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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