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Mercer Island, WA vs Redondo Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Redondo Beach spends 13.2% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Redondo Beach than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redondo Beach had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WARedondo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Redondo Beach    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up In Santa Monica, and have lived in England, the Bay Area, and the Midwest, and back to Santa Monica. I love it here as it reminds me of LA as it was about  More

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Over 8 years ago

What can I say, I love everything about Redondo Beach. I’m also proud that I was born here. It’s just coincidence that my boyfriend and I both lived there as children,  More

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I am a 30 year resident of Redondo Beach and thus have spent a considerable amount of time of my life here. When I first came to live in Redondo Beach in 1985 the  More

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