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

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Highlights
- Towson spends 16.3% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Towson than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  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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