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Bakersville, NC vs Opelika, AL

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Highlights
- Opelika spends 5.0% more per student than Bakersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% higher in Opelika than in Bakersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelika had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bakersville
 Bakersville, NCOpelika, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.56.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bakersville    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We lived in the outskirts of Bakersville, NC for six years and found that the people were very nice. However, they did not like outsiders and although everyone invites  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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