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Bethesda, MD vs North Kingstown, RI

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- North Kingstown spends 10.0% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in North Kingstown than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Kingstown had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDNorth Kingstown, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 North Kingstown    3 Reviews

I just moved to North Kingstown four months ago. I just called the town hall to ask the tax assessor a question and wow - what a very rude woman. From the moment she  More

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First of all it si the pot hole capital of America. It's famous for pot holes and pot heads. That's all. Problem with "underground" influence is a main  More

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There can be alot said about RI but what you will find here is a true New England town-yes, it's reserved but warm. People help one another out here and good neighbors  More

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