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Dearborn, MI vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 43.3% more per student than Dearborn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Bethesda than in Dearborn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dearborn
 Dearborn, MIBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  More

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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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