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Merced, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 47.3% more per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in San Rafael than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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