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Brevard, NC vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 12.9% less per student than Brevard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.0% higher in Mesa than in Brevard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brevard
 Brevard, NCMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  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 2 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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