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Nacogdoches, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield spends 22.3% more per student than Nacogdoches.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.9% higher in Bakersfield than in Nacogdoches. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nacogdoches
 Nacogdoches, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Nacogdoches    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

loved growing up in Nac never realized how pretty Nac was until I moved away and would come home to  More

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I have visited the Nacogdoches area several times since I was about 14. I am 30 now and am planning on relocating to this area permanently. There are many large  More

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Nacogdoches is the oldest town in Texas having been the center of development in Texas, as was San Antonio. However, it was later, somewhat side stepped, as the rest of  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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