2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, AL vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 78.2% more per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Baltimore than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, ALBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,006  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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