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Meridian, ID vs Redondo Beach, CA

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- Redondo Beach spends 87.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Redondo Beach than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redondo Beach had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDRedondo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Redondo Beach    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up In Santa Monica, and have lived in England, the Bay Area, and the Midwest, and back to Santa Monica. I love it here as it reminds me of LA as it was about  More

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Over 8 years ago

What can I say, I love everything about Redondo Beach. I’m also proud that I was born here. It’s just coincidence that my boyfriend and I both lived there as children,  More

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I am a 30 year resident of Redondo Beach and thus have spent a considerable amount of time of my life here. When I first came to live in Redondo Beach in 1985 the  More

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