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Mesa, AZ vs Broken Arrow, OK

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- Broken Arrow spends 4.0% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Broken Arrow than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Broken Arrow had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Broken Arrow    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Broken Arrow is a nice place to live. With 88,000 people it still holds a small town atmosphere. It's affordable (although the state tax is high - 8.5%) and has  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am thinking about moving to the Broken Arrow area. I am looking for someone to help me out by sending me a newspaper, shopping guide or anything they think would be  More

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Housing here in Broken Arrow is relatively cheap if you are looking to buy a house you can usually get a 4 bedroom 2 bath about 2400 square foot home for around $130,000  More

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