2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Lupton, CO vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 27.1% more per student than Fort Lupton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in La Mesa than in Fort Lupton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 21.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lupton
 Fort Lupton, 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.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Lupton    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Fort Lupton..pros/ cons Pros 1. very low crime rate 2. very nice people 3. cheap cost of living Cons 1. awful job market 2. very limited cultural scene 3. like  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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