2026 Compare Cities Education:
Merrick, NY vs Cave Creek, AZ

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Highlights
- Cave Creek spends 66.3% less per student than Merrick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.2% higher in Cave Creek than in Merrick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrick
 Merrick, NYCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Merrick    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

A great place to live and raise a family. Great schools, but the cost of living is getting out of control with the taxes and utilities. Probably relocating  More

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Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 12 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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