2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, NM vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 18.4% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Melbourne than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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