2026 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 12.9% more per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% higher in Merced than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 11 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 12 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  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 6 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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