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South Pasadena, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield spends 12.7% less per student than South Pasadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Bakersfield than in South Pasadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Pasadena
 South Pasadena, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for South Pasadena    6 Reviews

i grew up in south pas, i’m currently 20. this is not a good place for individual expression. the old white people will stare you down no matter what it is that you’re  More

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I lived in South Pasadena from 2000-2009 and I really took it for granted until I moved. I relocated from the Midwest and I initially lived in Culver City for about  More

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Over 16 years ago

Because of the historic nature of the neigborhoods in South Pas, it appears in many films, TV and commercials. Halloween was filmed here, as well as dozens of movies.  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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