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Abilene, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 15.6% more per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.9% higher in Bakersfield than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene

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 Abilene, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,157$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,650$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3322.6316.23
 Students per Librarian1173352994573
 Students per Counselor330764530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  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 ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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