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Janesville, WI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 9.2% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.2% higher in Bakersfield than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville
 Janesville, WIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  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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