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Carlsbad, CA vs Sugar Land, TX

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Highlights
- Sugar Land spends 15.6% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in Sugar Land than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sugar Land had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CASugar Land, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 5 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 Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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