2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingston, WA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 7.5% less per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Carlsbad than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, WACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    4 Reviews

My wife, 3 boys and I moved here at the beginning of 2011. Kingston is very quiet, has friendly neighbors, reasonable home prices, nice farmers market, good schools,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kingston is wetter, windier and cooler than nearby cities. It lies in Puget Sound's 'convergence zone', where weather fronts typically collide. This makes for some  More

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Over 17 years ago

plenty of power outtages during the  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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