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Lincoln, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 5.5% more per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in La Mesa than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  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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