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Redmond, WA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 53.8% less per student than Redmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Meridian than in Redmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redmond
 Redmond, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  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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