2025 Compare Cities Education:
Felton, CA vs Merced, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Merced spends 12.4% less per student than Felton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Merced than in Felton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 24.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Felton
 Felton, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Felton    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I would move there just to be near Henry Cowell, which is one of my favorite places ever. It's a bit further from everything, but close enough to Scotts Valley to take  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Felton is a nice small town close to Santa Cruz however I feel it's very expensive and it's past its prime. Recently the bowling alley closed. The transportation is you  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Felton

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Merced


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.