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Bethesda, MD vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Roanoke spends 28.6% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Roanoke than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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