2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Bend, KS vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 10.9% less per student than Great Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.9% higher in Carlsbad than in Great Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  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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