2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lithonia, GA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 6.4% more per student than Lithonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.6% higher in Costa Mesa than in Lithonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lithonia
 Lithonia, GACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lithonia    5 Reviews

Excellent community to live,work,  More

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Lithonia is a good city. BUT what people havent noticed is the gangs that are in this city. The bloods and crips and Gangster disciples. I go to school here and I  More

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Over 18 years ago

An up and coming neighborhood,  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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