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

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Highlights
- Towson spends 23.1% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Towson than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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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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