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Delray Beach, FL vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 18.9% less per student than Delray Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Mesa than in Delray Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Delray Beach
 Delray Beach, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Delray Beach    19 Reviews

Great place to live, however, the school system isn't great. You really need to pick Boca Raton, or if you're willing to live a bit farther West, Wellington, for better  More

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I have lived in over 100 places and homes..even as a child my parents lived moving every few years..i learned to live that too..getting new ideas for decorating and new  More

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The area has been totally regentrified over the past 10 years. It's outdoor cafe's and restaurants, shops and, of course, a fabulous beach. the beach has cabanas,  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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