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Meridian, ID vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 116.3% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Federal Way than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8218.5316.23
 Students per Librarian10319894573
 Students per Counselor430455530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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 Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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