2024 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 12.5% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Sunnyvale than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6521.5916.23
 Students per Librarian1874465284573
 Students per Counselor513646530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%11.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%66.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%6.5%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 3 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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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