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Bethesda, MD vs Palm Springs, CA

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- Palm Springs spends 22.5% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.4% higher in Palm Springs than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Springs had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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