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Cudahy, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 12.3% less per student than Cudahy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Costa Mesa than in Cudahy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 65.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cudahy
 Cudahy, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cudahy    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Unless You like to wake up to the fresh smell of fertilizer, and the ever so sweet sound of a train locomotor (hint: sarcasm makes me feel a little better)Cudahy is not  More

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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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