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Camden, NJ vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 62.6% less per student than Camden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.6% higher in Meridian than in Camden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 39.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Camden
 Camden, NJMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,928  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  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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