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Healdsburg, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield spends 9.8% less per student than Healdsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Bakersfield than in Healdsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Healdsburg
 Healdsburg, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Healdsburg    6 Reviews

The posted 71% statistic for registered Democrat voters is completely wrong per our County's Registrar's office. The October 21, 2016 actual statistics follow:   More

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Over 14 years ago

Unfriendly, overpriced....who could ever afford to live here other than the ever-growing number of creepy uber-wealthy snobs? The crazy funnny part is that California's  More

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It's beautiful here. But this particular city is geared toward the wealthy and the tourists. It didn't used to be... but at a certain point 20 years ago, the city made 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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