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Laguna Niguel, CA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 29.2% more per student than Laguna Niguel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% lower in Bethesda than in Laguna Niguel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laguna Niguel
 Laguna Niguel, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Laguna Niguel    19 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Laguna Niguel for over 20 years. After living in many of the surrounding cities, I found Laguna Niguel to be more laid back making it the perfect area  More

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This is, we think, a wonderful place to live. Friendly people, convenient to shopping, restaurants, beaches, etc. Weather is mild and beautiful. Everything is clean and  More

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Over 7 years ago

ANYONE THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO LAGUNA NIGUEL HAD BETTER RETHINK THEIR DECISION IF IT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LAGUNA KNOWLS H.O.A. IT IS THE MOST RACIALLY  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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