2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ivins, UT vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 86.6% more per student than Ivins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in La Mesa than in Ivins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ivins
 Ivins, UTLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ivins    1 Reviews

We live in SoCal, but bought a home in Ivins in 2005 that we spend getaway time at and possibly plan to retire to. Great place - great people! No regrets. What a love  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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