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Prescott, AZ vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 33.0% more per student than Prescott.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Carlsbad than in Prescott. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prescott
 Prescott, AZCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  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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