2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln City, OR vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 8.2% more per student than Lincoln City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Costa Mesa than in Lincoln City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln City
 Lincoln City, ORCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln City    2 Reviews

We have been settling into this little community of 8000 people for a few months. We have found the majority of people here to be friendly. I believe part of the reason  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's phenomenal and it is going to be our home as soon as I find a Social Work  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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