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Whittier, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield spends 12.7% less per student than Whittier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Bakersfield than in Whittier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersfield had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whittier

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 Whittier, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8622.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6565352994573
 Students per Counselor380764530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%22.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  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 WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
90601 90602 90603
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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