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La Mesa, CA vs Miramar, FL

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- Miramar spends 28.3% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Miramar than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miramar had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CAMiramar, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Miramar    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I like Miramar because there are different areas and different groups but everyone co-exist pretty peacefully. There are caribbeans, spanish cubans, haitians, italians,  More

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Over 8 years ago

It's a multicultural area. Not one group overpowers another. Peaceful and pretty. Clean and mostly safe.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Run as fast as you can from here. If your not black and ghetto you will not fit in. This place has gone to syt. People are so rude and think they are still in the  More

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