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Millcreek, UT vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 39.7% more per student than Millcreek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Costa Mesa than in Millcreek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Millcreek
 Millcreek, UTCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Millcreek    3 Reviews

Convenient, close to everything, groceries are VERY expensive, close to the canyons , TONS of traffic, cute coffee shops, but unfortunately very poor law enforcement  More

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This was a beautiful area where I enjoyed taking evening walks and going to the store , area is made up of upper middle class families and rents start at $900---- we are  More

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Best things about the Salt Lake City area are the winter sports opportunities and summer camping, fishing, hiking. Also we have a lower than avg unemployment rate. Crime  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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