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Greeley, CO vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 11.3% more per student than Greeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% higher in Merced than in Greeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greeley
 Greeley, COMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Greeley    34 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

ive lived here for a while and its pretty  More

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I lived in Greeley, CO during my undergraduate for 4 years. I recently moved to go receive my graduate degree elsewhere. However, there are so many ups and downs of this  More

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Over 5 years ago

I also have lived in Greeley for 5 yrs. Greeley is full of crime, drug users, and thief's. People are rude. An dont get me started on everyone excepting free hand  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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