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Bakersfield, CA vs Clovis, NM

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Highlights
- Clovis spends 26.5% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Clovis than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clovis had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAClovis, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,183$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9534573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Clovis    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years now. This is by far the worst place I’ve ever lived. Nothing to do. ONE OB/GYN for the whole town. My skin & hair have never been so  More

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Clovis isn't going to win any beauty pageants, and driving along the highways you will see many old ugly buildings, and you will be driving through the poorest areas. If  More

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Literally the worst place I have EVER lived. Not only is there almost nothing to do, going out anywhere to do anything.. like grocery shopping, is just awful. I have  More

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