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Costa Mesa, CA vs Ashburn, VA

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- Ashburn spends 16.9% more per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.0% lower in Ashburn than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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