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Zion, IL vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 41.4% less per student than Zion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.7% higher in Merced than in Zion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Zion
 Zion, ILMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Zion    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I spent part of my childhood in Zion, moved away for 10 years, then came back while commuting to SAIC in Chicago. The town hadn't changed much. But in the last couple  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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