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Barstow, CA vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 10.5% less per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in Carlsbad than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CACarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  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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