2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mesa, AZ vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 123.0% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% lower in Cambridge than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZCambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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