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Ashburn, VA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 8.4% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.3% higher in Carlsbad than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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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 4 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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