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Southlake, TX vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 44.6% more per student than Southlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Bethesda than in Southlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southlake
 Southlake, TXBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  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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