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Cedar Park, TX vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 21.1% more per student than Cedar Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.7% higher in Costa Mesa than in Cedar Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Park
 Cedar Park, TXCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Park    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

this is where all the clout twitch streamers live (and round rock) lole. come here to get free viewers  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Cedar Park for more than 10 years .And Cedar park is the best place to live! It is not crowded like Austin, and it is not too small either. To summarize  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cedar Park is a mediocre city, at best. As far as weather, the extremely hot and long summers make the quality of life here next to horrible. Also, contrary to the  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 16 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 17 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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