2025 Compare Cities Education:
Danville, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 0.1% more per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Bakersfield than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 17.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Danville is a freindly family oriented community with a close proximity to many cultural  More

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Over 14 years ago

A great place for outdoor-active people. Essentially no rain from March through November, and temperatures above 90F for only about 3-4 wks total. Winter cold can vary  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know whether you made up the voter registration data for Danville and other Contra Costa Cities or took the countywide data and inferred that for each individual  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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