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Harvest, AL vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield spends 36.1% more per student than Harvest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Bakersfield than in Harvest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harvest
 Harvest, ALBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor470  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.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Harvest    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Small town not welcoming to outsiders. Everyone who is here are related or from the area they don't like transplants. People often don't speak and stare. Low crime.   More

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Generally speaking I find the crime rate in the Huntsville area to be outrageous for the number of people that live here... I would also like to add that I am a  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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