2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bethesda, MD vs Lafayette, CA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 23.0% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.9% higher in Lafayette than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDLafayette, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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