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South Pasadena, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian spends 46.8% less per student than South Pasadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Meridian than in South Pasadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Pasadena
 South Pasadena, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for South Pasadena    6 Reviews

i grew up in south pas, i’m currently 20. this is not a good place for individual expression. the old white people will stare you down no matter what it is that you’re  More

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I lived in South Pasadena from 2000-2009 and I really took it for granted until I moved. I relocated from the Midwest and I initially lived in Culver City for about  More

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Over 16 years ago

Because of the historic nature of the neigborhoods in South Pas, it appears in many films, TV and commercials. Halloween was filmed here, as well as dozens of movies.  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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