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Bethesda, MD vs Stuart, FL

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- Stuart spends 37.9% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% higher in Stuart than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stuart had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDStuart, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,260$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Stuart    8 Reviews

After many years of globe trodding, I came upon Stuart out of sheer luck. I was offered a job at one of the local public schools, and I spent three wonderful years  More

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.... our horrendous experience owning a home in this area is not based on a "small" or "isolated" incident. Our family has been involved with SE Florida since the mid  More

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Think twice before you buy a vacation or winter home in this area of Florida, really, think twice. The realtors are astonishingly lawless, predatory, and truly  More

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