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Carmel, IN vs Bettendorf, IA

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- Bettendorf spends 3.6% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Bettendorf than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bettendorf had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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