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Reston, VA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 13.5% less per student than Reston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.4% higher in Bakersfield than in Reston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reston
 Reston, VABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  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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