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Carlsbad, CA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 25.9% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% lower in Asheville than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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