2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sonoma, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 2.9% less per student than Sonoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Carlsbad than in Sonoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonoma
 Sonoma, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  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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