2024 Compare Cities Education:
Federal Way, WA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 53.8% less per student than Federal Way.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Meridian than in Federal Way. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Federal Way
 Federal Way, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5317.8216.23
 Students per Librarian98910314573
 Students per Counselor455430530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.5%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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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