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Turlock, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 1.9% more per student than Turlock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Merced than in Turlock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Turlock
 Turlock, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Turlock    6 Reviews

I love how it's calm but I hate how it's overpopulated and not very environmentally friendly, there is so much fast food restaurants and not really any vegan or  More

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I have lived here for 35 years. I love this town. It is just the right size. Shopping is better here than in larger towns like Modesto. Traffic is heavy at tines, but  More

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Almost every time my husband and I go out to eat here, tables around us are always praying. Everything in this town seems to revolve around your Christian faith. When  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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