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Taft, CA vs Oroville, CA

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- Oroville spends 1.4% more per student than Taft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Oroville than in Taft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oroville had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Taft
 Taft, CAOroville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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