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Birmingham, MI vs Carmel, IN

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Highlights
- Carmel spends 7.8% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Carmel than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MICarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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