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Spokane Valley, WA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 18.8% less per student than Spokane Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% higher in Merced than in Spokane Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane Valley
 Spokane Valley, WAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane Valley    2 Reviews

Let me begin by saying that I am proud to live in this area the majority of my life. I have lived in other places outside of here and I truly love living where I do.  More

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Spokane Valley is a highly desired location to live. Neighbors have built a wonderful community. The award winning school district will provided children an education  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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