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Meridian, ID vs Tigard, OR

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Highlights
- Tigard spends 114.5% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Tigard than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tigard had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian

Education
 Meridian, IDTigard, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$12,222$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8218.2116.23
 Students per Librarian10318094573
 Students per Counselor430251530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%23.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.7%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 Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, IDAHO
83646 83642
ZIPS IN TIGARD, OREGON
97223 97224

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