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Indianapolis, IN vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 27.2% less per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Mesa than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis, INMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7118.2416.23
 Students per Librarian93123484573
 Students per Counselor613718530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total

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