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Sisters, OR vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 41.7% less per student than Sisters.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Meridian than in Sisters. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sisters
 Sisters, ORMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sisters    6 Reviews

We've lived 26 years in Portland and everytime we drive through Sisters to Bend ..we want to stay...then reality sets in and we wake up to the fact that in winter you  More

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Over 5 years ago

Just waiting for Sisters and Bend to burn to the ground . Big money a lot of big fish in a small pond . Ego central --mostly Los Angeles transplants who bring all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great if you like green  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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