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El Mirage, AZ vs La Quinta, CA

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Highlights
- La Quinta spends 44.8% more per student than El Mirage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in La Quinta than in El Mirage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Quinta had 16.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Mirage
 El Mirage, AZLa Quinta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for El Mirage    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hi I found a $70,000 foreclosure house in El Mirage. Is it worth  More

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Over 16 years ago

Affordable and still close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

City-Data.com says that El Mirage Az is 68.8 hispanic ( i.e.mexican) and your site says it is 66% white. Both sites sites claim to have census stats and yet they also  More

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Reviews for La Quinta    5 Reviews

I've lived here nearly 15 years. Life in La Quinta is special. No, it's not like at the coast. Here, it's relaxed. You can enjoy beautiful blue skies nearly 350 days out  More

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My wife and I have lived in La Quinta, CA for 16 years. Over these years we've seen a tremendous amount of development, which on the one hand has improved shopping and  More

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Over 17 years ago

The positive: - Winter days are great at around 75ºF. - Abundant sunshine. - New infrastructure. - Landscaped greenery & water features. - It's not overly crowded &  More

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