2025 Compare Cities Education:
Deerfield, IL vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 30.7% less per student than Deerfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Towson than in Deerfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deerfield
 Deerfield, ILTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  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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