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Meridian, ID vs Pinehurst, NC

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Highlights
- Pinehurst spends 8.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Pinehurst than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pinehurst had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDPinehurst, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  More

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