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Alameda, CA vs Chevy Chase, MD

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- Chevy Chase spends 11.0% more per student than Alameda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% lower in Chevy Chase than in Alameda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alameda
 Alameda, CAChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%1.5%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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