2026 Compare Cities Education:
Dallas, TX vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 24.2% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in La Mesa than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 17.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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