2025 Compare Cities Education:
Towson, MD vs Beltsville, MD

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Highlights
- Beltsville spends 3.9% more per student than Towson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Beltsville than in Towson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beltsville had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Towson
 Towson, MDBeltsville, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Beltsville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My wife and I resided in the Vansville area of Beltsville for close to 30 years. Several of our immediate neighbors have also lived on this block for the same period of  More

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One evening around 10 PM, we didn't know how to use our new remote for our ADT alarm system and we accidentally pushed the silent panic button at the same time we pushed  More

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Over 14 years ago

Prince George County police are very slow to respond to 911 calls even when it involves violent crime. It seems the police dept. is under staffed and treat 911 calls as  More

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