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Merced, CA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 15.4% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.1% lower in Asheville than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 25.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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