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Bakersfield, CA vs Tulare, CA

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Highlights
- Tulare spends 3.6% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Tulare than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tulare had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CATulare, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Tulare    3 Reviews

Tulare is a terrible place to raise a family, that is why i did everything i could to get my newborn out of there!!!!! There is not only ZERO culture but there is an  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great school! Caring involved teachers and principle. Our granddaughter was new there this year and the staff and some of the other students helped to make her feel  More

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Over 15 years ago

Tulare, California is a very stable place to live. It is a perfect place to raise a family. It is a very small and friendly town. Cows and agriculture is our specialty.  More

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