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Bakersfield, CA vs Ennis, TX

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- Ennis spends 12.5% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% lower in Ennis than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ennis had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAEnnis, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,299$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,850$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11014573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%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.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 5 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 Ennis    5 Reviews

I lived in Ennis my entire life and I love the small town that does big things! The city does an amazing job hosting events for the community and everyone lends a  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great place to live. Moved here 2 years ago to get out of the large cities. Great growth happening while housing is affordable. Mayor Angie has been great for the town.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Great place if you don't care about your civil rights or any accountability from local government. But most of the people are nice but is that worth moving there I think  More

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