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Tehachapi, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 5.8% less per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Merced than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  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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