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Berkeley, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 19.4% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Merced than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 22.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  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 5 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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