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Bakersfield, CA vs Moline, IL

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Highlights
- Moline spends 5.2% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Moline than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moline had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAMoline, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%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 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 Moline    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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