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Payson, AZ vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 18.0% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Bakersfield than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson

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 Payson, AZBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,891$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,591$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.9922.6316.23
 Students per Librarian2207352994573
 Students per Counselor787764530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  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 PAYSON, ARIZONA
85541
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93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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