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Bethesda, MD vs Port Charlotte, FL

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Highlights
- Port Charlotte spends 39.8% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% higher in Port Charlotte than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Charlotte had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDPort Charlotte, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%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 Port Charlotte    34 Reviews

We have enjoyed living in Port Charlotte now 2 years. It is out of the hussle and bussel of Fort Myers/Naples. Still has the beauty that nature has to offer, and cute  More

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Dethen · 

Probably the worst decision I've ever made. The people are inept and rude at best, the food is some of the lowest quality I've ever had in florida and the job  More

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Over 10 years ago

I bought a really nice house in Port Charlotte fl with a pool on a corner lot 1 block from Sunrise park where u can put your boat in a go to the Gulf Ocean-I think its  More

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