2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waukee, IA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 9.7% less per student than Waukee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.1% higher in Bakersfield than in Waukee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukee
 Waukee, IABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,465  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Waukee    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

moved here from nj the pace is so different here- lots to do- hills and bike paths, restaurants galore, theaters,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this! Low crime, high education standards, clean/attractive, family-oriented community with generally conservative values. Easy  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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