2025 Compare Cities Education:
Logan, UT vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 46.9% more per student than Logan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Merced than in Logan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Logan
 Logan, UTMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,172  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor520  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Logan    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

First of all I like a lot about Logan. I am of the prevailing faith but think that, as no doubt elsewhere, there is sometimes a confusion between culture and faith in  More

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I've lived in Logan 5 years, was raised in SLC, Utah, moved to the recreational area of Bear Lake for 10 years and then to Logan in 2010, unknowingly and foolishly  More

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Logan and Cache Valley provide a wonderful place to live. Crime is low. Look out the window and see a Mountain Range Wilderness Area to the East; look out the other  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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