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Mercer Island, WA vs Huntington Beach, CA

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- Huntington Beach spends 23.9% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Huntington Beach than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington Beach had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WAHuntington Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 10 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  More

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