2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tarpon Springs, FL vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 45.7% more per student than Tarpon Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Towson than in Tarpon Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tarpon Springs
 Tarpon Springs, FLTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tarpon Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in this City for over 30 years and love it here. Once you go Greek you never want to change! Small town with fishing, boating, waterfront, parks are  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in this town my almost my entire life and yes, I have tried to relocate only to find that I missed my hometown! Tarpon still has a small town feel to it.   More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are great, summers are  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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