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Towson, MD vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Myrtle Beach spends 26.2% less per student than Towson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Myrtle Beach than in Towson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Towson
 Towson, MDMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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