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Merced, CA vs Eagle, ID

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Highlights
- Eagle spends 35.3% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Eagle than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eagle had 30.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CAEagle, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Eagle    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save  More

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Over 9 years ago

Eagle is a nice area but completely inflated home prices for what you get. While maybe the prices seem like a steal if you're moving from expensive cities, it's  More

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There appears to be an error in the data presenting the average annual snowfall for Eagle, ID. I have checked several sources, and it appears there is usually a total  More

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