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Bethesda, MD vs Rancho Mirage, CA

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- Rancho Mirage spends 22.5% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.4% higher in Rancho Mirage than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Mirage had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDRancho Mirage, 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.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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