2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silverton, OR vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 16.1% less per student than Silverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Merced than in Silverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silverton
 Silverton, ORMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Silverton    3 Reviews

If you remember the beautiful, quality town of Silverton, you can save that memory and not come see what Silverton has become today. The City allowed three story high  More

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Over 18 years ago

Silverton is full of nice people. It is a small farming town where most people live on generational farms. If you like to grow a garden, love a close knit community and  More

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I grew up in Salem just 20 minutes from Silverton and recently, as a Realtor, I have helped several clients relocate there. Silverton is a wonderful town full of  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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