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Leawood, KS vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 41.9% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Bethesda than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  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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