2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 19.5% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Nashville than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CANashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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