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Maricopa, AZ vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 14.1% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Mesquite than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa

Education
 Maricopa, AZMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,044$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,280$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3821.9316.23
 Students per Librarian73697284573
 Students per Counselor730450530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%27.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%24.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Maricopa    7 Reviews

As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Over 6 years ago

Maricopa is one of the very few hard to find communities, where neighbors still care about one another and actually try to help each other. But at the same time stay  More

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Over 7 years ago

Maricopa is alright. It is definitely not the best city, of course. There are not many good places to go here in  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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ZIPS IN MARICOPA, ARIZONA
85138 85139
ZIPS IN MESQUITE, NEVADA
89027

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