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Gillette, WY vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 25.0% less per student than Gillette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in Carlsbad than in Gillette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gillette
 Gillette, WYCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,945  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 4 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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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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