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Lampasas, TX vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 30.0% more per student than Lampasas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.8% higher in Merced than in Lampasas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lampasas
 Lampasas, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,073  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lampasas    2 Reviews

I lived her 14 months and will state there is nothing here. It is a semi country down. Not much class some good churches not the best medical care. Only one HEB and a  More

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Lampasas Texas combines electric, water, sewer, and trash in one bill. The electric alone for a 1300 sq ft house with 1 person living in it is $282.00 a month. 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 6 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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