2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 34.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Towson than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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