2025 Compare Cities Education:
Washougal, WA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa spends 14.3% less per student than Washougal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in La Mesa than in Washougal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Mesa had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washougal
 Washougal, WALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Washougal    2 Reviews

Washougal is a nice little town surrounded by beautiful mountains and right by the Columbia river. It's close to Vancouver and Portland so you can commute and have a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Washougal is a bedroom community to the Porltand/Vancouver Metro area. Great place to raise a family. Very close to good jobs. But, like driving to the country every  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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