2024 Compare Cities Education:
Elk Grove, CA vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 24.8% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Mesquite than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7521.9316.23
 Students per Librarian63217284573
 Students per Counselor641450530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.9%89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%27.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%24.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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