2025 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, TX vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 4.2% less per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% higher in Merced than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,910  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 6 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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