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Camas, WA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 20.0% less per student than Camas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Costa Mesa than in Camas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Camas
 Camas, WACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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