2025 Compare Cities Education:
Henderson, NV vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 25.1% more per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Merced than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 20.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, NVMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  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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