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Towson, MD vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 10.3% less per student than Towson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in Pontiac than in Towson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 17.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Towson
 Towson, MDPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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