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Tustin, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa spends 0.0% less per student than Tustin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Costa Mesa than in Tustin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tustin

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 Tustin, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2123.2116.23
 Students per Librarian16383163834573
 Students per Counselor595595530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%42.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   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 TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA
92780 92782
ZIPS IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
92627 92626

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