2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carlsbad, NM vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 16.5% more per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in St. Louis than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor1089  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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