2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Norcross, GA

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Highlights
- Norcross spends 25.5% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in Norcross than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norcross had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CANorcross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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