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Weatherford, TX vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 21.4% more per student than Weatherford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.1% higher in Merced than in Weatherford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Weatherford
 Weatherford, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Weatherford    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

It is a beautiful town to shop and close to Fort Worth/Dallas cities. The issue for me is that I have terrible heaalth allergies living in TX. It is not a real love  More

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Over 18 years ago

I haven't lived here very long, but I like what I see. This past summer was great. The humidity was there but not overwhelming. There were no days above 100,  More

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Over 20 years ago

What is the difference in the cost of living from New Orleans, LA to Weatherford  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 6 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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