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Costa Mesa, CA vs Willard, MO

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- Willard spends 18.1% less per student than Costa Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% lower in Willard than in Costa Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Willard had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CAWillard, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,517$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Willard    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 1 year and I love it. It is such a great small town to live in. People are so friendly and nice. The post office has the nicest people working there.  More

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Over 18 years ago

in response to Allison's comments......I have lived in several states from Southern CA, to Atlanta,GA, Orlando,FL and Nashville,TN to name a few and I have found it hard  More

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Dont listen to the other commets, Willard had now a Mc Donalds, and is looking at finding more. Willard is a huge place to find land. That will be developed very soon.  More

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