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Merced, CA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 24.7% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Sierra Vista than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 25.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 6 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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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