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Bethesda, MD vs Flagler Beach, FL

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- Flagler Beach spends 47.2% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% higher in Flagler Beach than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flagler Beach had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDFlagler Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,424$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Flagler Beach    2 Reviews

Flagler Beach has a few characteristics that make it geographically unique: 1. It is the closest beach to I-95 along the entire eastern US coast (approx. 3  More

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Over 16 years ago

Flagler beach is pretty cool. Crime rate is more than a 4 out of 10. Probably more like a 6. Theres alot of alcoholics and surf bums, the center of town can get a little  More

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