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Sedona, AZ vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 45.2% more per student than Sedona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Merced than in Sedona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 19.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sedona
 Sedona, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  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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