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Arlington, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda spends 16.2% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Bethesda than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1513.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6444904573
 Students per Counselor248292530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%5.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%87.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%17.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%13.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total
ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816

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