2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Celebration, FL

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Highlights
- Celebration spends 31.5% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Celebration than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Celebration had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CACelebration, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 6 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  More

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