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Oak Harbor, WA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 0.6% less per student than Oak Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% higher in Bakersfield than in Oak Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor, WABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,301$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,331$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,735$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1422.6316.23
 Students per Librarian1268352994573
 Students per Counselor397764530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Oak Harbor    6 Reviews

The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or  More

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Over 16 years ago

Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or  More

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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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ZIPS IN OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON
98277
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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