2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 29.1% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in San Rafael than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%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.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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