2025 Compare Cities Education:
Meridian, MS vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 53.7% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Denver than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, MSDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 4 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 8 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 10 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 Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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