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Bethesda, MD vs Mercer Island, WA

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- Mercer Island spends 1.7% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Mercer Island than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mercer Island had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.5%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 Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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