2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bakersfield, CA vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Norman spends 37.8% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Norman than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norman had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CANorman, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,452$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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