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Bakersfield, CA vs Vernal, UT

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Highlights
- Vernal spends 36.3% less per student than Bakersfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Vernal than in Bakersfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vernal had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAVernal, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,681$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  More

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