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Mechanicsville, VA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 36.2% more per student than Mechanicsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Irvine than in Mechanicsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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