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Bakersfield, CA vs Ukiah, CA

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Highlights
- Ukiah spends 5.5% more per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Ukiah than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 5 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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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