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Branford, FL vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 62.3% more per student than Branford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in La Mesa than in Branford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Branford
 Branford, FLLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,307  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Branford    1 Reviews

Florida can be a rough place to live during tourist season and I've lived all over this state. Brandon/Mango/Seffner (Eastern burbs of Tampa) have some of the nicest and  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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