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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 11.7% more per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Bethesda than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on 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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