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Canyon Lake, TX vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 3.9% less per student than Canyon Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Merced than in Canyon Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 20.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canyon Lake
 Canyon Lake, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor465  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Canyon Lake    6 Reviews

Casual, laid back. Authentic Texas. Great BBQ and  More

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I'm looking at inexpensive real estate (85-150k) in Canyon Lake in hopes of retiring in 2012. Seems no matter what town/city you live in, some parts of the town are  More

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Canyon Lake is a beautiful area located just one hour from Austin, 40 minutes from San Antonio and 15 miles from New Braunfels. Location a big plus, rolling hills,  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 6 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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