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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 30.7% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Costa Mesa than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  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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