2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cleveland, OH vs Meridian, MS

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 46.8% less per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Meridian than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHMeridian, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,725$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5334573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Meridian has so much to offer for a great stay, it’s affordable for visiting and for those who want to move to a family friendly town.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Meridian at one time. It's one of many places I've lived across the country so I feel I have a lot of places to compare to it. If you check the crime stats ,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Meridian has, essentially 3 parts. In one section, the residents are financially secure and these neighborhoods are fairly insulated from the criminal and related  More

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