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Costa Mesa, CA vs Corning, NY

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- Corning spends 93.7% more per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.6% lower in Corning than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corning had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CACorning, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,585$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5364573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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