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Mesa, AZ vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 43.2% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Grand Junction than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa

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 Mesa, AZGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2416.3116.23
 Students per Librarian23486694573
 Students per Counselor718250530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.7%1.5%

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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 1 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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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