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Meridian, ID vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 112.7% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Germantown than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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