2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Lafayette, IN

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lafayette spends 19.1% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% lower in Lafayette than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CALafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of La Mesa

Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

   |    Reply

Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

   |    Reply

I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lafayette


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.