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Costa Mesa, CA vs Nampa, ID

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- Nampa spends 45.7% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Nampa than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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