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Bethesda, MD vs Middletown, NY

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- Middletown spends 41.6% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Middletown than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Middletown had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDMiddletown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7734573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Middletown    5 Reviews

I am a senior looking to move in a nice area in orange county. Thank you kindly for your help.   More

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Having lived in Middletown for the last 12 years, I have seen enormous changes. I can only imagine what natives have noted. Firstly, by Manhattan standards apartment  More

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Well first off let me say I like, but not love middletown. I am originally from the city. I have been here for one year and my mom has been here for a few. Im a young  More

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