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Bethesda, MD vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 40.3% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Columbus than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDColumbus, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,775$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,958$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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