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Bethesda, MD vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 11.7% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.4% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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