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Aiken, SC vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 28.2% more per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Bethesda than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  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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