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Mercer Island, WA vs Chino Hills, CA

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- Chino Hills spends 26.9% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Chino Hills than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chino Hills had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WAChino Hills, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Chino Hills    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I love Chino Hills! You can’t mention Chino Hills without the Ball Family! They make me proud to be a resident of Chino Hills! They put the city on the map! My boys love  More

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Over 4 years ago

I love Chino Hills! You can’t mention Chino Hills without the Ball Family! They make me proud to be a resident of Chino Hills! They put the city on the map! My boys love  More

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Over 15 years ago

First, the positives: the location is great -- a reasonable drive to anything you want (major metropolitan centers, mountains, beaches, deserts); we have lots of parks,  More

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