2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prospect, KY vs Mesquite, TX

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 15.7% less per student than Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Mesquite than in Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 19.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prospect
 Prospect, KYMesquite, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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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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