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Bryan, TX vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 25.1% more per student than Bryan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.0% higher in Merced than in Bryan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bryan
 Bryan, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor410  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bryan    15 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a native of Bryan-College Station. This town has come a long ways. For the greater good this is a college town thats unique and continues to grow. There's good  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for nearly twenty years and hated every minute of it. It is very conservative and intolerant and the crime is rising every year. The weather is  More

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I got a good laugh from this item. About This place sucks, TAMU Bryan Tx, etc. Did you not do some research before you came to this Aggieland. I sure hope by now you  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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