2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Cleveland, TN

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Highlights
- Cleveland spends 36.5% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Cleveland than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cleveland had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CACleveland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%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.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Cleveland    12 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

All of these reviews are so dated. On my search for a place to retire in eastern Tennessee, I spent time in Cleveland in May 2023. I stayed at an AirBnB. Well, it will  More

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I just moved from Cleveland the last week of December 2023 and lived in Bradley County about 4 miles out of city limits for 21+ years and 2 years in the city limits.   More

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Over 7 years ago

Lived in Cleveland for the last 15 years. Dont believe any glowing reviews you read. The job situation here is terrible. on any given major street you can find an  More

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