2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingman, AZ vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 11.9% more per student than Kingman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Mesa than in Kingman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingman
 Kingman, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kingman    52 Reviews

I've lived here for just over a year. Had I known then what I know now, I probably would not have moved here. Here are my observations: 1. Cost of living here is  More

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You have to know what you are signing up for when you move to a place like Kingman. I’ve lived all over the country and in many big cities. Prior to Kingman we lived in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here about 6 months ago from Temecula Ca. Overall…..love it! Low stress easy lifestyle. People are really nice here, very polite and kind. Not the prettiest people  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 2 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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