2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kernville, CA vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- Compton spends 14.6% more per student than Kernville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Compton than in Kernville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Compton had 35.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernville
 Kernville, CACompton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kernville    3 Reviews

Kernville is the best kept secret in all of California. There is know place that I have ever lived, that could give me the peace and solitude that this beautiful little  More

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Over 13 years ago

it is nice to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kernville is at the bottom of the High Sierra Southernly Mountains. Quaint little resort town, on the Kern River. We have fishing, boating, hiking, camping and during  More

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Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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