2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mesa, AZ vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Buffalo Grove spends 131.4% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Buffalo Grove than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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