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Del Mar, CA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 20.7% more per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% lower in Bethesda than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  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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