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Bellevue, NE vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 4.9% less per student than Bellevue.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% higher in Modesto than in Bellevue. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellevue
 Bellevue, NEModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bellevue    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Excellent place to live.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I lived Bellevue for 4 years. I never lived in the Midwest so I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it, but I really enjoyed my stay there. I see this area as having the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The people are friendly and the city is small enough to have hometown values. The community is a great place to raise  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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