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Bethesda, MD vs Salinas, CA

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- Salinas spends 22.1% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.4% higher in Salinas than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salinas had 36.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSalinas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.4%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.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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