2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Newport Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Newport Beach spends 0.5% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Newport Beach than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport Beach had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CANewport Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,207$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,403$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6323.2116.23
 Students per Librarian35299163834573
 Students per Counselor764595530
 Grade School Educ.9.3%0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.5%97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%15.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%67.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%9.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.6%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 3 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 Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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