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Merced, CA vs Lenoir City, TN

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- Lenoir City spends 31.5% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Lenoir City than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenoir City had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CALenoir City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,818$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Lenoir City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Close to Knoxville--great. Utilities are very  More

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Church attendance is extremely important to the citizens of Loudon County. There are 89 Baptist Churches listed in the weekly index of religious institutions in the  More

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