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West Hartford, CT vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 42.8% less per student than West Hartford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.0% higher in Merced than in West Hartford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 21.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Hartford
 West Hartford, CTMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for West Hartford    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great restaurants and school system, but can be difficult to meet people, especially as an adult. Winters can be brutal, as in the last 2-3  More

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West Hartford is a great big suburb next to a not-as-great little city. It has a somewhat diverse (at least as far as central Connecticut suburbs go) population, and a  More

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Over 18 years ago

West Hartford is a well maintained community that is safe, attractive, and provides many amenities to the people who live here. Schools are rated among the best in 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 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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