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Eldersburg, MD vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 1.8% less per student than Eldersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.2% higher in Bakersfield than in Eldersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eldersburg
 Eldersburg, MDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,465  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Eldersburg    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Ive lived here most of my life and Im beyond over it. If your a caucasian, amateur, obsessed with overaccomplishment and materialism....You will fit right in. Im on a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Eldersburg and Sykesville Maryland are 2 cities whose names are fairly interchangeable. I've lived in many places all over MD and have to say that these are by far the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I comute 1 hour for work and these people are in a race to get everywhere. The majority of people are high strung and unstable. The cities all around are filled with  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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