2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnson City, TN vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 68.8% more per student than Johnson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Towson than in Johnson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnson City
 Johnson City, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  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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