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Edina, MN vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 21.2% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.8% higher in Bakersfield than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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