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Mesa, AZ vs East St. Louis, IL

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- East St. Louis spends 62.3% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in East St. Louis than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East St. Louis had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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