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Bakersfield, CA vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Walton Beach spends 35.1% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Fort Walton Beach than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Walton Beach had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAFort Walton Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16174573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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