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Sarasota, FL vs Meridian, MS

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 20.2% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Meridian than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLMeridian, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,725$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5334573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 5 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 9 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 11 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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