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Waukesha, WI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 2.8% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.9% higher in Bakersfield than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha

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 Waukesha, WIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5122.6316.23
 Students per Librarian726352994573
 Students per Counselor501764530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  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 3 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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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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