2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 45.9% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Towson than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  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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