2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, NM vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 23.0% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Boulder than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 16.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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