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Gainesville, FL vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 8.7% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Mesa than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,572$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,555$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1918.2416.23
 Students per Librarian40423484573
 Students per Counselor501718530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total
ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total

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