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Carlsbad, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey spends 6.0% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Monterey than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad

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 Carlsbad, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$13,156$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6521.7316.23
 Students per Librarian18744289524573
 Students per Counselor513526530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%54.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 3 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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ZIPS IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
92009 92008 92011 92010
ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943

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