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Costa Mesa, CA vs Bishop, CA

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Highlights
- Bishop spends 4.5% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Bishop than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bishop had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CABishop, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,590$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,022$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 9 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 11 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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