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Meridian, ID vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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Highlights
- Rancho Santa Margarita spends 64.7% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% higher in Rancho Santa Margarita than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Santa Margarita had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian

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 Meridian, IDRancho Santa Margarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8223.2116.23
 Students per Librarian1031163834573
 Students per Counselor430595530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%49.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.9%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 Rancho Santa Margarita    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've raised my son here, and have couldn't asked for a better place to do so. Weather is great year-round (although it can get brutally hot and dry sometimes), the  More

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ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, IDAHO
83646 83642
ZIPS IN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA
92688 92678

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