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Daly City, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 18.6% less per student than Daly City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in Carlsbad than in Daly City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daly City
 Daly City, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Daly City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Moved here and was unaware of the climate. The first sunny day, I thought it would get warm. A neighbor said if it is 80 in San Francisco, it will only be 60-65 in  More

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Over 16 years ago

High crime, overweight people. English is not the official language. 20 people live in a house. Weather stinks - forget working on your tan for Baywatch tryouts. Not  More

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Over 18 years ago

Modes of transportation is ample in this area, with BART and  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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