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La Mesa, CA vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock spends 22.4% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Castle Rock than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Rock had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CACastle Rock, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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