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Bakersfield, CA vs Laguna Woods, CA

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Highlights
- Laguna Woods spends 0.5% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Laguna Woods than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laguna Woods had 19.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CALaguna Woods, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Laguna Woods    3 Reviews

I.ve lived in Laguna Woods Village since 2020 and I like it. There is a sense of tranquility here and community with my neighbors. The best part of it is that there's a  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live here now and its my 3 rd home. Bigger 3 bedroom to a smaller1 bedroom and now a 2 bedroom. Its a great safe quiet and extremely well planned city...beautiful  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city of Laguna Woods is primarily a gated over 55 senior community that was formerly Leisure World. It is a very well run community with many activities including a  More

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