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La Mesa, CA vs Cathedral City, CA

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- Cathedral City spends 6.5% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Cathedral City than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cathedral City had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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