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Denver, NC vs La Mesa, CA

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- La Mesa spends 78.9% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in La Mesa than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, NCLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Denver    2 Reviews

Moving from a more active city in Florida, I also agree that Denver NC is a slower pace type of town. Much more rural than most towns, but the thing I like the most  More

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Over 11 years ago

Living in Denver NC is definitely quite and a slower pace than I'm used to even though we don't have a Starbucks there is also not a lot of bars or very much crime. The  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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