2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasantville, NJ vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 30.6% less per student than Pleasantville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Towson than in Pleasantville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 30.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasantville
 Pleasantville, NJTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasantville    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ive been in New Jersey all my life its been so good to me but it's now come to all the crime and the way of life has deminished over the past few years and it's time for  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pleasantville is right outside of Atlantic City. The area overall is comfortable. The cost of living is pretty high. The weather is pretty good. Crime is an issue but  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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