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Westland, MI vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 32.6% less per student than Westland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Meridian than in Westland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westland
 Westland, MIMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Westland    5 Reviews

Water bill went from $16-$20 every three months in Van Buren township to over $100 every 2 months in Westland. Just the service fees alone are $69.30 Thats over $415/yr  More

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The city of Westland Housing refused to help me put a much needed roof on my double wide trailer saying "It can be moved." I can't afford a roof and they think I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

nice city but wish there was more actvities and things to  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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