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Fair Lawn, NJ vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 42.4% less per student than Fair Lawn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 78.3% higher in Merced than in Fair Lawn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 23.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fair Lawn
 Fair Lawn, NJMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  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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