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Foley, AL vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 28.5% less per student than Foley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Meridian than in Foley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Foley

Education
 Foley, ALMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,984$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,183$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7317.8216.23
 Students per Librarian60110314573
 Students per Counselor388430530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  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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36535
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83646 83642

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