2025 Compare Cities Education:
Henderson, NV vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 0.0% less per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Mesquite than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, NVMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  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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