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Katy, TX vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 11.8% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.3% higher in Merced than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy
 Katy, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor473  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.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. 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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