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Dalton, GA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 0.3% more per student than Dalton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.6% higher in Bakersfield than in Dalton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 19.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dalton
 Dalton, GABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,472  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  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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