2025 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, TX vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 3.8% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.9% higher in Mesquite than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, TXMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The "true" population of Canton, Texas is probably no more than about  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hi, I am the Economic Dev. Director for the City of Canton Texas and I just wanted you all to know that your population is wrong we had a study done and completed for  More

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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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