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Bethesda, MD vs Greensboro, NC

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Highlights
- Greensboro spends 46.0% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Greensboro than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greensboro had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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