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Minnetonka, MN vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 2.3% more per student than Minnetonka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Bethesda than in Minnetonka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Moving from Southern California to Minnetonka, MN the thing we noticed most was the country living envirnoment even though you are living within the city. There are no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Minnetonka, MN was a quiet and nice place to raise a  More

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Over 19 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  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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