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Meridian, ID vs Lake Isabella, CA

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- Lake Isabella spends 63.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Lake Isabella than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Isabella had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDLake Isabella, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Lake Isabella    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

i love lake isabella i came from the city so peaceful and everyone is so nice ,certainly a slower pace of living exactly what i was looking for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lake Isabella is somewhat isolated from the nearest big city, Bakersfield, and offers few choices regarding shopping, dining, and  More

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