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Bakersfield, CA vs Yakima, WA

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Highlights
- Yakima spends 7.5% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Yakima than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yakima had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield

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 Bakersfield, CAYakima, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,207$16,346$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833$13,566$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,403$7,790$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6318.6616.23
 Students per Librarian3529916484573
 Students per Counselor764432530
 Grade School Educ.9.3%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.5%75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%19.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.6%1.5%

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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 Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total
ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901

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