2025 Compare Cities Education:
Towson, MD vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 12.7% more per student than Towson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Carbondale than in Towson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Towson
 Towson, MDCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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