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Vista, CA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 43.3% less per student than Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Meridian than in Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 17.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vista

Education
 Vista, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6517.8216.23
 Students per Librarian1874410314573
 Students per Counselor513430530
 Grade School Educ.12.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.3%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Vista    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I bought a house in Vista, CA, and lived there since 2013-2017. My kids and I loved that area (Shadow Ridge). People are friendly, down-to-earth, not snobby. I would  More

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I've lived here 3 years and it has an unbeatable climate. Close to everything you could want. A renovated downtown and access to mass transit. Very nice place, friendly  More

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Truly a hidden gem - I was nervous after first moving since it seemed far from San Diego, but my concerns have been fully alleviated in just a couple months of time in  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 6 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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ZIPS IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA
92084 92083 92081
ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, IDAHO
83646 83642

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