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Oxnard, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 0.5% more per student than Oxnard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Merced than in Oxnard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxnard
 Oxnard, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 9 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  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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