2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alamogordo, NM vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 26.9% less per student than Alamogordo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Meridian than in Alamogordo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamogordo
 Alamogordo, NMMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,698$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,964$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,050$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.7617.8216.23
 Students per Librarian52310314573
 Students per Counselor835430530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 10 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  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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