2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 10.6% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% higher in Merced than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 18.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  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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