2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Lenoir City, TN

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Highlights
- Lenoir City spends 40.0% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% lower in Lenoir City than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenoir City had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CALenoir City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,818$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Lenoir City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Close to Knoxville--great. Utilities are very  More

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Church attendance is extremely important to the citizens of Loudon County. There are 89 Baptist Churches listed in the weekly index of religious institutions in the  More

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