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Aurora, OR vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 45.7% less per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Meridian than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora
 Aurora, ORMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Aurora    2 Reviews

Hey my name is John I'm 33 years old and currently reside in Portland. I am looking to move out of the city. Is there any good apartments for rent in your area? I am in  More

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Please take a moment to read of my situation. It began with a ticket for speeding in Aurora, Oregon. The over zealous police officer cited me for a speed greater than  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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