2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mesa, AZ vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 41.1% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Plano than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.9316.23
 Students per Librarian23488004573
 Students per Counselor718405530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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