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Goleta, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian spends 44.5% less per student than Goleta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Meridian than in Goleta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goleta
 Goleta, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  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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