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Dunwoody, GA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 5.9% more per student than Dunwoody.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.4% higher in Bakersfield than in Dunwoody. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunwoody
 Dunwoody, GABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  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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