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Hailey, ID vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 11.0% less per student than Hailey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 102.4% higher in Costa Mesa than in Hailey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hailey
 Hailey, IDCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   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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