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Bethesda, MD vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 41.4% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Gainesville than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda

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 Bethesda, MDGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,736$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,703$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6318.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4904044573
 Students per Counselor292501530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.1%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.1.7%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.6%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree13.1%5.3%1.5%

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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 Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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