2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 9.4% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Detroit than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CADetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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