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

Change Cities
Highlights
- Merced spends 14.9% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Merced than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

   |    Reply

I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

   |    Reply

Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Santa Rosa

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Merced


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.