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Oshkosh, WI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 8.9% more per student than Oshkosh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.5% higher in Bakersfield than in Oshkosh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oshkosh
 Oshkosh, WIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Oshkosh    8 Reviews

Oshkosh may be alright if you were born here and never left the city limits. I was born and raised here and moved to Chicago. Stay away if you’re looking for gourmet  More

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Over 11 years ago

Oshkosh Wisconsin is an overlooked gem in the midwest. Cost of living is relitively low compaired to national averages and provides good schools, full access to medical  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you can't handle wearing a winter coat, you are missing the best part of Oshkosh. Oshkosh is not for everyone and probably not for you if you have a weak liver. 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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