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Meridian, ID vs Bozeman, MT

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Highlights
- Bozeman spends 63.4% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Bozeman than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bozeman had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDBozeman, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,164$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.2%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 Bozeman    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s  More

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Over 4 years ago

I will love it more I keep saying they’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once  More

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