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Coconut Creek, FL vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 30.3% more per student than Coconut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Costa Mesa than in Coconut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coconut Creek
 Coconut Creek, FLCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Coconut Creek    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Lived in this and very nearby area since 1974 so I'm very familiar with the area. The roads and buildings have increased greatly. Lots of diversity ... people from all  More

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Over 18 years ago

Love Florida, but unfortunately it has become too expensive for us to live here. Violent crime seems to be increasing  More

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Home Insurance & Real Estate Taxes are still rising, while home & condo prices are still  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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