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Merced, CA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 0.3% more per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% lower in Harrisonburg than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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