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Tillamook, OR vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 31.4% less per student than Tillamook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Merced than in Tillamook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tillamook
 Tillamook, ORMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,078  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor252  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tillamook    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The cattle outnumber the area's population. They even have a "cute cow" contest during the county fair. The cheese factories and affiliated farmers basically own the  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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