2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 46.4% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in St. George than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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