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Bethesda, MD vs Wenatchee, WA

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- Wenatchee spends 20.5% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Wenatchee than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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