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Merced, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 7.7% less per student than Merced.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in West Lafayette than in Merced. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 30.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merced
 Merced, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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