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Walla Walla, WA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 39.1% less per student than Walla Walla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Mesa than in Walla Walla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Walla Walla
 Walla Walla, WAMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,984  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Walla Walla    10 Reviews

The saying is Walla Walla-the town so nice they named it twice!! Thats about it. Oh and if there's anything you learn about living here, and leave. Much like a  More

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While I was born and raised here, I have subsequently lived in the Portland and Seattle areas. We chose to retire in Walla Walla as the cost of living is far more  More

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Over 6 years ago

Extreme gentrification in progress. Best place for white people who are retired, or professional families living on one income, or those in the wine industry. This is a  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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