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State College, PA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 33.9% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.9% higher in Bakersfield than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 17.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  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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