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Barrington, IL vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 9.9% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Bethesda than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  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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