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Costa Mesa, CA vs Fontana, CA

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Highlights
- Fontana spends 4.0% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Fontana than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fontana had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa

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 Costa Mesa, CAFontana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2122.7416.23
 Students per Librarian16383131664573
 Students per Counselor595531530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%10.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 14 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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ZIPS IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
92627 92626
ZIPS IN FONTANA, CALIFORNIA
92335 92336 92337

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