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Meridian, ID vs Prescott, AZ

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Highlights
- Prescott spends 6.4% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Prescott than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prescott had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian

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 Meridian, IDPrescott, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$8,836$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8218.5416.23
 Students per Librarian103133674573
 Students per Counselor430869530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%28.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.6%1.5%

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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 Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, IDAHO
83646 83642
ZIPS IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
86301 86305 86303 86313

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