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Quincy, IL vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 1.6% more per student than Quincy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Bakersfield than in Quincy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Quincy
 Quincy, ILBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Quincy    21 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have live in quincy il since 2003 till now and it really is a nice place to raise your family no matter where you go, you going to have crime. but other than that it's  More

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I lived in Quincy for 15 years. I owned a house and participated in the local economy. My kids went to school there. The kids have fond memories of Quincy. I do not.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I haven't always lived in Quincy. I'm originally from the St. Louis area, but have moved around many times, and have also done a lot of traveling. My husband & I  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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