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Culver City, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 17.8% less per student than Culver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Merced than in Culver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 20.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Culver City
 Culver City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Culver City    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Excellent weather, a million things to do, lots of art....Expensive...very expensive... and more so now that I have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Just because you didn't enjoy your experience you shouldn't slander an entire school based on your experience. Took my kids out of private school, to enroll them in an  More

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Over 15 years ago

difficult to connect and feel a sense of community  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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