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Hannibal, MO vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 5.5% more per student than Hannibal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.7% higher in Bakersfield than in Hannibal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hannibal
 Hannibal, MOBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hannibal    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Hannibal, MO. It has advantages of low cost of living and a beautiful River View Park. It is a small town where everyone knows everybody. If they don't like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. Very nice downtown 6. The Mark Twain amenities, such  More

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Only real problems Hannibal has had going all the way back to Samual Clemens are those typical of small town petty politics which seem to always plague it. Plenty of  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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