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Bethesda, MD vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 24.4% more per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Syracuse than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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