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Merced, CA vs Carmel Valley Village, CA

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- Carmel Valley Village spends 7.3% more per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Carmel Valley Village than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel Valley Village had 31.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CACarmel Valley Village, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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