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Bakersfield, CA vs Sedona, AZ

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Highlights
- Sedona spends 35.1% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Sedona than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedona had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASedona, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%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 Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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