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Brookings, OR vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 11.4% more per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% higher in Carlsbad than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, ORCarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,781  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  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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