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Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 19.7% more per student than Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Sunnyvale than in Carmel-by-the-Sea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel-by-the-Sea
 Carmel-by-the-Sea, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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