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Decorah, IA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 25.4% less per student than Decorah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Mesa than in Decorah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decorah
 Decorah, IAMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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