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Washington, DC vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 52.7% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 90.6% higher in Merced than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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