2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Glendale, AZ

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- Glendale spends 35.4% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Glendale than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glendale had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CAGlendale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Glendale    21 Reviews

The downtown scenery is beautiful and filled with culture. Glendale has everything you need all around the neighborhoods and wonderful parks with elegant malls and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Summers are too  More

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Need Affordable, Safe Chidcare? Come see our Educational Daycare and Preschool conviently situated on the phoenix glendale border. We are a top rated preschool & super  More

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