2024 Compare Cities Education:
Meridian, ID vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 87.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Los Angeles than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 17.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8221.8616.23
 Students per Librarian103165654573
 Students per Counselor430380530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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