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Kendall, FL vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 21.6% less per student than Kendall.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Meridian than in Kendall. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kendall
 Kendall, FLMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kendall    6 Reviews

I've been here 40 years, worst place to live in  More

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Over 18 years ago

What makes Miami wonderful and unique from any other city in this country is its incredible blend of cultures and attitudes. There's really no other city that has such a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Generally very nice weather with the exception on a hurricane every once in a  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 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 8 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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