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Meridian, MS vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 40.3% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.3% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian

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 Meridian, MSAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,736$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,388$13,771$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,725$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6921.9416.23
 Students per Librarian5336984573
 Students per Counselor398283530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.7%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%47.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%6.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Meridian has so much to offer for a great stay, it’s affordable for visiting and for those who want to move to a family friendly town.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Meridian at one time. It's one of many places I've lived across the country so I feel I have a lot of places to compare to it. If you check the crime stats ,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Meridian has, essentially 3 parts. In one section, the residents are financially secure and these neighborhoods are fairly insulated from the criminal and related  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
39301 39305 39307
ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609

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