2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Sandy, UT

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Highlights
- Sandy spends 33.2% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Sandy than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandy had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CASandy, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sandy    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It was a great city when I moved here 2o years ago but due to over crowding and building apartments the traffic is awful. People are rude and drive like idiots  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Over 9 years ago

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