2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 29.0% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.4% higher in La Mesa than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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