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Meridian, ID vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 50.5% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Benicia than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDBenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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