2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sallisaw, OK vs Bakersfield, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 52.8% more per student than Sallisaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.3% higher in Bakersfield than in Sallisaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sallisaw
 Sallisaw, OKBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,305  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sallisaw    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Sallisaw is the most racist town ever. Do a walk-through city hall and the county courthouse deptys city police. No black people work there. When a black person gets  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sallisaw

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bakersfield


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.