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Auburn, IN vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 3.2% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Bakersfield than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, INBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor1259  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Auburn    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Spring and Fall are very short. Summers are hot and humid (though strangely, we also experience droughts every summer). The winters are cold and bitter, and last too  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 4 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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