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Flagstaff, AZ vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 18.3% more per student than Flagstaff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.9% higher in Merced than in Flagstaff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 22.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Flagstaff

Education
 Flagstaff, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,118$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,438$12,556$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,493$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3322.216.23
 Students per Librarian80861024573
 Students per Counselor357512530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%11.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%16.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.1%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Flagstaff    50 Reviews

Amber · 

Flagstaff is absolutely the perfect place to call home. Especially for families. 4 perfectly balanced seasons. None too extreme and all beautiful. Ridiculously safe!  More

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Leah · 

I've lived here for one year and have to move because the cost to rent here is astronomical. I've been paying $2550/month and now for a comparable home it is $2900 and  More

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Every place depends on what you are looking for. So I will say a bit about me so you can assess where the review is coming from. I am a professional, single, female  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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ZIPS IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
86001 86004 86011
ZIPS IN MERCED, CALIFORNIA
95340 95348 95341

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