2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mesquite, TX vs Edison, NJ

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Highlights
- Edison spends 66.7% more per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Edison than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edison had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite
 Mesquite, TXEdison, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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