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Dixon, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 8.9% more per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Bakersfield than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

great town i grew up there and most of my family still lives there. The population is just small enough that you get to know your neigbors. The highlight of the year is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Dixon in located in the central valley just north of the sacramento delta and it is windy on a average of three to four days a  More

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Dixon is a quaint little town that manages to keeps its small-town feel and appeal. It is also located about 25 west of Sacramento and 50 miles from the Bay Area. It's  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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