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Cloverdale, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 14.9% less per student than Cloverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Merced than in Cloverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cloverdale
 Cloverdale, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cloverdale    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Pros: Relaxed, small town atmosphere, friendly people, low crime, tons of civic pride, a surprisingly vibrant arts and music scene for a town of its size (check out  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our summers are hot, with highs in the 90's, low 100's....Completely dry. We get rain from November (just a little) through March with the most rainfall in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in Cloverdale as a result of jobs - 2 adults driving 30 miles in opposite directions 5 days a week. After just over 2 years, we have started packing and  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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