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Mercer Island, WA vs Belmont, CA

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- Belmont spends 0.1% more per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Belmont than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belmont had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WABelmont, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Belmont    2 Reviews

San Jose is within 25 miles to the South, San Francisco within 25 miles to the North. Half-moon bay (the coast) within 25 miles to the west, and Berkley/Oakland are  More

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Over 18 years ago

...if one is lucky and rich enough to avoid the native populace. Belmont lies in a corrador south of the race track where the proud tradition of vice continues to this  More

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