2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, SC vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 5.6% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Towson than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, SCTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  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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