2024 Compare Cities Education:
Meridian, ID vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 87.9% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Santa Clarita than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDSanta Clarita, 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%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%37.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.0%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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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