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New Braunfels, TX vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Carlsbad spends 12.0% less per student than New Braunfels.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Carlsbad than in New Braunfels. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Braunfels
 New Braunfels, TXCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor465  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  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.36.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  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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