2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Ana, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 6.2% less per student than Santa Ana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Merced than in Santa Ana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Ana
 Santa Ana, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  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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