2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 9.7% more per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% lower in Towson than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 22.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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