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Chico, CA vs Merlin, OR

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- Merlin spends 14.7% less per student than Chico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Merlin than in Chico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merlin had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chico
 Chico, CAMerlin, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews
Andrew · Chico, CA
Imperfect but still very nice
Over 3 years ago

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Uuwuu · 
Decent.
Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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Dana · Chico, CA
Crime in chico is not up stop believing the hype
Over 3 years ago

I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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