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Meridian, ID vs Yuma, CO

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Highlights
- Yuma spends 139.1% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Yuma than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuma had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, IDYuma, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,186$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4024573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Yuma    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

people of yuma are very stuck up and clickish, if you have nothing to offer this community, you will be an  More

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Over 19 years ago

Colorado is often known for its mountains, and they are beautiful for certain. On the other side of the state is another of Colorado's beauties; the plains. Gorgeous  More

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