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St. George, UT vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 30.7% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Mesquite than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8121.9316.23
 Students per Librarian20377284573
 Students per Counselor456450530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%27.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%24.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770
ZIPS IN MESQUITE, NEVADA
89027

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