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Mesquite, NV vs Cedar City, UT

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Highlights
- Cedar City spends 25.0% less per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Cedar City than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar City had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite

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 Mesquite, NVCedar City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,456$8,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498$8,041$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,642$5,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9326.6816.23
 Students per Librarian72860764573
 Students per Counselor450589530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.6%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 7 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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ZIPS IN MESQUITE, NEVADA
89027
ZIPS IN CEDAR CITY, UTAH
84721 84720

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