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Dunwoody, GA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 37.5% more per student than Dunwoody.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Bethesda than in Dunwoody. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunwoody
 Dunwoody, GABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  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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