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Brookings, OR vs La Mesa, CA

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- La Mesa spends 11.4% more per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% higher in La Mesa than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, ORLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,781  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  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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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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