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El Cerrito, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 5.7% less per student than El Cerrito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Merced than in El Cerrito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cerrito
 El Cerrito, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for El Cerrito    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

El Cerrito is inexpensive to live in and close to where interesting things are happening. On the whole there isn't much to do here, with the obvious exception being the  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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