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Pinole, CA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 29.9% more per student than Pinole.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% lower in Bethesda than in Pinole. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinole
 Pinole, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pinole    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Pinole for 7 years, and it is the most wonderful place in the world to live. You can find a huge variation of people and plenty of great neighborhoods. It's a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pinole has a nice suburban feel that is uncongested yet is only 15 miles from San Francisco and the Pacific coast, just 20 Miles from the Napa Wine Country, and 3 hours  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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