2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Mesa, CA vs Toledo, OH

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Highlights
- Toledo spends 11.2% less per student than La Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Toledo than in La Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Toledo had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mesa
 La Mesa, CAToledo, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,531$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17234573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  More

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