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Oro Valley, AZ vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian spends 13.7% less per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Meridian than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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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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