2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 34.6% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% lower in Elmhurst than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CAElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%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 Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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