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Edina, MN vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 51.9% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Meridian than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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