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Short Pump, VA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 31.6% more per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Towson than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VATowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  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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