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Bethesda, MD vs Provo, UT

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- Provo spends 50.2% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.2% higher in Provo than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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