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Mountain Home, ID vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 15.7% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Meridian than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 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 8 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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