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Bethesda, MD vs Jersey City, NJ

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- Jersey City spends 22.4% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Jersey City than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%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.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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