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Meridian, ID vs Black Mountain, NC

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- Black Mountain spends 30.7% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Black Mountain than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Black Mountain had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDBlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 14 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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