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Bakersfield, CA vs Mandeville, LA

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Highlights
- Mandeville spends 12.4% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Mandeville than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mandeville had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAMandeville, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,078$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7224573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%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 Mandeville    7 Reviews

I've lived in Mandeville for 11 years and truly believe it is the best place to live in Louisiana. I'm a LA native and have lived in other areas of South LA, but  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to live and work. Interesting culture, nice weather year round, friendly people. The true South with a little extra special  More

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It's cooler in the summer and winter as well compared to New Orleans on the southshore because of the Lake. I like it, often it is 70 degrees in Feb etc and the next  More

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