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Mesa, AZ vs Auburn, CA

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 46.7% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Auburn than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZAuburn, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Auburn    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall Auburn has a good quality of life and this town still has that small town charm. Auburn is a good place to raise a family and the schools are decent. Auburn  More

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Over 7 years ago

There isnt anything for kids/ teens to do around here except go to a park thats typically filled with a bunch of druggys so i give this town a terrible rating.. sorry  More

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Over 14 years ago

Auburn is Beautiful city to live  More

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