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Bakersfield, CA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 13.2% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Bellingham than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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