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Charlottesville, VA vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa spends 36.1% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% higher in Mesa than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville
 Charlottesville, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor243  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 4 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  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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