2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Pontiac, IL

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 21.7% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.5% lower in Pontiac than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAPontiac, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,207$18,512$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833$16,414$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,403$10,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6311.216.23
 Students per Librarian3529922304573
 Students per Counselor764796530
 Grade School Educ.9.3%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%10.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.5%86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%25.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%14.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Wonderful place, great attractions, nice parks. Overall a great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small museum concerning route 66 but  More

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