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Larkspur, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 28.0% less per student than Larkspur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Bakersfield than in Larkspur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Larkspur
 Larkspur, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Larkspur    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Wonderful. safe, clean, beautiful, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

With a population that is 90.37% white, 0.84% black, 4.48% asian, 0.24% native american, and 4.07% 'Other', I would hardly claim that Larkspur is  More

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Over 18 years ago

We really like the area in and around Larkspur, including San Anselmo and Fairfax. In particular, there is access to spectacular open spaces for hiking, biking, etc.  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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