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Mesquite, NV vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 7.8% less per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Scottsdale than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite
 Mesquite, NVScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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