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Bakersfield, CA vs Oxford, PA

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Highlights
- Oxford spends 35.0% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% lower in Oxford than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxford had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAOxford, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Oxford    2 Reviews

Don't move here - The cost of living is very expensive, the crime problem is out of hand (we've been robbed 2 times in the last year) and it's way to  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have been in Oxford for abour 2 years now and love it!..its a great place for  More

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