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Bossier City, LA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 26.1% more per student than Bossier City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Bakersfield than in Bossier City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bossier City
 Bossier City, LABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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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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