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Bethesda, MD vs South Lyon, MI

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- South Lyon spends 23.0% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in South Lyon than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lyon had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 South Lyon    4 Reviews

Michigan is a beautiful state with great parks and fantastic lakes. Surrounded on three sides by water and with consistent precipitation year-round, there is potential  More

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Over 15 years ago

This fall has been beautiful with lots of sun, Fall in SE Michigan is beautiful in general, it is one of the things I love the most about living here. Winter isn't so  More

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We are looking to move because although you get 4 seasons here, the winter is too long and weather tends to be extreme. I took a college class which confimed that the  More

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