2025 Compare Cities Education:
Erie, CO vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 27.1% more per student than Erie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in La Mesa than in Erie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Erie
 Erie, COLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  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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