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Merced, CA vs Lemoore, CA

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- Lemoore spends 10.3% more per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Lemoore than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lemoore had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CALemoore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,812$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289334573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lemoore    5 Reviews

I came to Lemoore due to a job transfer in September 1984. I was 24 years old then. Much has changed over the years. There were under 13k residents...yep small town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I d'tlik here. I'm in the Navy, nothing to do. Farm land, stinks, dirty water, crime, bad  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lemoore is an ok place to live...its a pretty big city with a lot of people, we have a Casino and a nightclub, a movie theatre, a golf course, and a lot of trees, and  More

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