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Carlsbad, CA vs Carmel, IN

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Highlights
- Carmel spends 14.4% less per student than Carlsbad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Carmel than in Carlsbad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, CACarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
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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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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