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Caldwell, ID vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 11.8% more per student than Caldwell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Meridian than in Caldwell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Caldwell
 Caldwell, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Caldwell    6 Reviews

I love where we live! Indian Creek Plaza and the renovation of downtown has all been incredible for our community. So many family-friendly events all throughout the  More

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I’ve lived in this city for 2 1/2 years, It is a very livable community. It is a very diverse city with a large Latino population and a agricultural heritage. The  More

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Over 9 years ago

Looks like there are not a lot of Doctors for the amount of people living there. Do you have to got to Boise to get good Heath care? How about the local hospital? Any  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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