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Meridian, ID vs Brighton, CO

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Highlights
- Brighton spends 59.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Brighton than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brighton had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDBrighton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Brighton    2 Reviews

I bought a house in Adams County Colorado found out that the same family had built my house and the house next door and shared the driveway the realestat agents told me  More

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Over 15 years ago

My name is Sandra I use to live in Eagle Pass until I got married and move to Colorado.I go and visit my parents once or twice a year they live in Chula Vista  More

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