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

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Highlights
- Bridgewater spends 44.1% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.1% lower in Bridgewater than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CABridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Bridgewater    2 Reviews

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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