2025 Compare Cities Education:
Camden, NJ vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 34.0% less per student than Camden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.7% higher in Carlsbad than in Camden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 39.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Camden
 Camden, NJCarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,928  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  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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