2025 Compare Cities Education:
Big Bear Lake, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 5.2% more per student than Big Bear Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Fresno than in Big Bear Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Bear Lake
 Big Bear Lake, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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