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Prosser, WA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 23.4% less per student than Prosser.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Merced than in Prosser. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prosser
 Prosser, WAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Prosser    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I'm just starting to build a new house in Prosser(bungalow style, 1400 sq. ft.) Very attractive small town in the wine country, near tricities in wash. state. My  More

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I grew up here and didn't think much of how lucky I was, until I returned ten years later. After dealing with the traffic and crowding of big cities like Seattle,  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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