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Merced, CA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint spends 25.0% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% lower in Sandpoint than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandpoint had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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