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Corning, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 3.1% more per student than Corning.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Bakersfield than in Corning. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Corning
 Corning, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,233  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Corning    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Corning the olive capital of the world. One of the biggest trucker destinations on the West Coast. Yet Chico & Red Bluff our two neighbors, have much better standard  More

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Over 18 years ago

I grew up here and left for college, got married and came back. Corning has the small town feel where everyone knows eachother and neighbors are there to lend a hand.   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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