2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, NM vs Pagosa Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Pagosa Springs spends 11.2% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Pagosa Springs than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pagosa Springs had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,146$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18024573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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