2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mendota, IL vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 16.5% less per student than Mendota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.0% higher in Watsonville than in Mendota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 24.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mendota
 Mendota, ILWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mendota    4 Reviews

I've lived in Mendota my entire life and am very thankful for the small town that it is. The community comes together to help each other out whenever there is a need.  More

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I've lived in Chicago and have recently moved out to Mendota. The train makes it very convenient to get into the city when necessary, and an easy way for friends to  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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