2025 Compare Cities Education:
Commack, NY vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 45.9% less per student than Commack.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 84.6% higher in La Mesa than in Commack. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Commack
 Commack, NYLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Commack    4 Reviews

Resident since 1979. Love it  More

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Over 5 years ago

crap it so bad never move here crime is so high there is littraly robberies every  More

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Over 13 years ago

if you want to live on Long Island, you need to make high end salary to live  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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