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Merced, CA vs Brandon, MS

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 8.9% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% lower in Brandon than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CABrandon, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,055$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5884573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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