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Highland, UT vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 55.3% more per student than Highland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Mission Viejo than in Highland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland
 Highland, UTMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Highland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We live in a quiet community with great views of the mountains to the east and north. We love it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Highland has large amounts of recreation. It sits between 3 large universities and has the benefits of being drawn away from the college atmosphere, but still close  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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