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Mesa, AZ vs Pell City, AL

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Highlights
- Pell City spends 5.7% less per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Pell City than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pell City had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZPell City, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,960$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,301$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6184573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Pell City    4 Reviews

PELL CITY IS GREAT PLACE TO LIVE THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE SORRY ASS COPS HERE. MY CHILD HAS BEEN SHOT AT THANK GOD HE WAS NOT HURT ALONG WITH HIS FRIEND. THE POLICE WAS  More

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Pell City is a great place to live the only issue I have with Pell City is the sorry ass police. I can not express the disappointment I have for our Police Dept.. My 17  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you are a religious person you will find much happiness in Pell City. There are many different faiths that live together in relatively good harmony.  More

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