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Costa Mesa, CA vs Glendora, CA

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- Glendora spends 14.1% more per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Glendora than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glendora had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Glendora    3 Reviews

I call Glendora, CA the Mayberry of the greater LA area. It's nestled in near the San Gabriel Mts just on the edge of LA County. The crime rate for LA is extremely  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice little down town area with quaint shops. Centrally located to everything else in  More

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Over 19 years ago

Glendora is a slice of small town America in the L.A. area, a lovely suburban refuge, especially in the northern section of town. My wife and I moved there in the late  More

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