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Costa Mesa, CA vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 25.0% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% lower in College Station than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%1.5%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 16 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 17 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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 5 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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