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Tulsa, OK vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 38.4% more per student than Tulsa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% higher in Bakersfield than in Tulsa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tulsa

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 Tulsa, OKBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,987$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,073$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.522.6316.23
 Students per Librarian658352994573
 Students per Counselor357764530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.9%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.7%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Tulsa    96 Reviews

I have lived in Tulsa, OK since 2004 meanwhile raising a family and having career modifications, etc. Additionally, I have lived in Florida, Texas, and Nebraska; I have  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice enough but not welcoming to "outsiders". Tulsa has the slowness of the south but without the hospitality. Honestly there is no reason to make this a permanent  More

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Over 4 years ago

The good, is that many people are outwardly warm-hearted, and will go out of their way to help. but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they want to be your friend 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 TULSA, OKLAHOMA
74133, 74136, 74137, 74105, 74115, 74135, 74112, 74107, 74129, 74145, 26 total
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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