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

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 0.0% less per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Carlsbad than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 48.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  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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