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Decorah, IA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 34.5% less per student than Decorah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% higher in Meridian than in Decorah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decorah
 Decorah, IAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  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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