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Tucson, AZ vs Mesquite, TX

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 22.5% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Mesquite than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZMesquite, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  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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