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San Francisco, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 27.3% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Costa Mesa than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco

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 San Francisco, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,016$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,028$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.423.2116.23
 Students per Librarian1296163834573
 Students per Counselor566595530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%42.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 14 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 15 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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ZIPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total
ZIPS IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
92627 92626

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