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Meridian, ID vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 44.4% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Cortez than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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