2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Coral Springs, FL

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Highlights
- Coral Springs spends 22.9% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Coral Springs than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coral Springs had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CACoral Springs, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Coral Springs    13 Reviews

We live in the southwest corner of Coral Springs, Great area. Homes vary, gated and non gated, some rentals, diverse. Beautiful mature landscaping and zoning keeps the  More

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Over 10 years ago

A beautiful multicultural city with plenty of parks, restaurants, and great schools. Close to major cities like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale,and West Palm  More

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We moved to Coral Springs from quiet North Idaho a year ago. Culture shock, yes, but I am used to urban living, coming up from Seattle as a youth. Unfortunately, when  More

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