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Plano, TX vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 29.1% less per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Mesa than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano

Education
 Plano, TXMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9318.2416.23
 Students per Librarian80023484573
 Students per Counselor405718530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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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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ZIPS IN PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075
ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total

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