2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, NM vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 60.1% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in San Francisco than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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