2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Stevens, WA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 7.7% less per student than Lake Stevens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% higher in La Mesa than in Lake Stevens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Stevens
 Lake Stevens, WALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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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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