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Middle Island, NY vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 44.0% less per student than Middle Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Towson than in Middle Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Middle Island
 Middle Island, NYTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Middle Island    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Suffolk County all of my life with the exception of 4 years in the Marines. It is basically a decent place. The problem is the school taxes, property  More

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Middle Village, Queens is surrounded by a large park called Juniper Valley  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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