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Sumter, SC vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 0.2% more per student than Sumter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Mesa than in Sumter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumter
 Sumter, SCMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,979  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  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 2 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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