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Rocky River, OH vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 29.0% less per student than Rocky River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% higher in Merced than in Rocky River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 24.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky River
 Rocky River, OHMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky River    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here's the deal. You live, at the most, a mile or two from Lake Erie's shores, 10 minutes from the major metropolitan area of Cleveland with great shopping, cultural  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here's the deal. You live, at the most, a mile or two from Lake Erie's shores, 10 minutes from the major metropolitan area of Cleveland with great shopping, cultural  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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