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Waxhaw, NC vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 45.8% more per student than Waxhaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.8% higher in Mission Viejo than in Waxhaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waxhaw
 Waxhaw, NCMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,153  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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