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Carmel, IN vs Bellingham, WA

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- Bellingham spends 22.9% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Bellingham than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INBellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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