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Atascadero, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian spends 41.7% less per student than Atascadero.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Meridian than in Atascadero. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Atascadero
 Atascadero, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Atascadero    8 Reviews

Moved up here 20 years ago from coastal Southern California and we love it. Home prices are high, and wages do not keep pace, but that’s a problem for all of California.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Have lived on the Central Coast of California for many years, and the area is wonderful with a moderate Med climate and laid back lifestyle. Unfortunately as I near  More

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We moved to Atascadero in 2006 and at that time it was nice, low crime rate. Lots of places to eat and go out. BUT today 2015 is a lot different. The homeless have  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 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 7 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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