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Bethesda, MD vs Pacifica, CA

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- Pacifica spends 1.8% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% higher in Pacifica than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacifica had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDPacifica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 14 years ago

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