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Meridian, MS vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 33.6% more per student than Meridian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Fort Collins than in Meridian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Meridian
 Meridian, MSFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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