2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs Southlake, TX

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Highlights
- Southlake spends 16.6% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Southlake than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southlake had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CASouthlake, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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