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Carlsbad, CA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 17.1% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% lower in Virginia Beach than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad

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 Carlsbad, CAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6515.4416.23
 Students per Librarian187446124573
 Students per Counselor513322530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.4%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
92009 92008 92011 92010
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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