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Carlsbad, NM vs Hobbs, NM

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Highlights
- Hobbs spends 9.2% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Hobbs than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hobbs had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad

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 Carlsbad, NMHobbs, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,128$11,926$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790$9,736$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,994$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3417.0916.23
 Students per Librarian125336994573
 Students per Counselor1089696530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%11.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.6%77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%16.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Carlsbad    15 Reviews

Over 2 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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I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably  More

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Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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