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Gig Harbor, WA vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian spends 49.5% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Meridian than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  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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