2025 Compare Cities Education:
Centralia, WA vs Carson, CA

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Highlights
- Carson spends 3.2% less per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Carson than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, WACarson, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,806  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Centralia    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

The old "historical" District of Centralia has a number of Antique Stores. Enjoyed getting off Interstate  More

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Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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