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Bakersfield, CA vs Soda Springs, ID

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Highlights
- Soda Springs spends 28.1% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% lower in Soda Springs than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Soda Springs had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASoda Springs, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,937$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 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 Soda Springs    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful to live in the mountains in a small town, but watch out! If you aren't "one of them" it is extremely difficult to find and keep employment. The chemical  More

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