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Marquette, MI vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 16.8% more per student than Marquette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% higher in Merced than in Marquette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marquette
 Marquette, MIMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor495  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.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  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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