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Bethesda, MD vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Brevard spends 38.5% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Brevard than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brevard had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDBrevard, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,133$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,091$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5344573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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