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Meridian, ID vs Canton, GA

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- Canton spends 28.0% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Canton than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDCanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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