2024 Compare Cities Education:
Spartanburg, SC vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 36.2% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.7% higher in Meridian than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,538$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,677$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7417.8216.23
 Students per Librarian42410314573
 Students per Counselor375430530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 6 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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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