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Chino, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 2.3% less per student than Chino.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Merced than in Chino. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chino
 Chino, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chino    11 Reviews

I have lived in Chino my whole life, and planned on retiring here one day, until about 10 years ago. Boy did this city change almost overnight. It used to be a safe,  More

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I have lived in Chino my whole life, and planned on retiring here one day, until about 10 years ago. Boy did this city change almost overnight. It used to be a safe,  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in chino since 2010, we bought out first home and now we plan on staying here til we grow old and see all of our grandkids take over watching us, my  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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