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Bethesda, MD vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi spends 22.9% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.0% higher in Tehachapi than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 17.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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