2024 Compare Cities Education:
Merced, CA vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 20.1% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.9% lower in College Station than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 27.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,332$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556$10,103$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,391$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.213.7916.23
 Students per Librarian61027994573
 Students per Counselor512410530
 Grade School Educ.14.1%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.74.3%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%58.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.0%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%10.3%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 4 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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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