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Bethesda, MD vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 10.1% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Harrisburg than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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