2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oklahoma City, OK vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 31.1% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Carlsbad than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  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.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  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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