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Altadena, CA vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 24.7% less per student than Altadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in Carlsbad than in Altadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altadena
 Altadena, CACarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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