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Taft, CA vs Blythe, CA

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Highlights
- Blythe spends 0.6% more per student than Taft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Blythe than in Taft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blythe had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Taft
 Taft, CABlythe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for Blythe    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I lived in Blythe for 5 years...we left in 2003. We could only take 5 yrs. there. It is in southern CA...but don't be fooled....it is extremely  More

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Blythe has much to offer those looking for a good time in the sun, on the water or in the sand. With the Colorado River bordering Blythe's east limits and many off-raod  More

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Over 18 years ago

The town has only one Hospital and a very small group of Physicians that are privileged there. The hospital has had to close Surgery and OB due to a supposed boycott by  More

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