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Bethesda, MD vs Cranston, RI

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Highlights
- Cranston spends 5.7% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Cranston than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cranston had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDCranston, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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