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Carmel, IN vs Casa Grande, AZ

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- Casa Grande spends 28.3% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Casa Grande than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Casa Grande had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INCasa Grande, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 11 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Casa Grande    13 Reviews

Casa Grande i have visited a few times recently, i can say while it is a good town and it is growing here and there in small pockets. it is business friendly as noticed  More

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I’ve lived in Casa Grande for 47 years. The first 37 I would have given it 4 start and said I loved the place. The past ten years this city has become a haven for those  More

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Over 12 years ago

I moved to Casa Grande from Washington state in November 2011. The first thing I realized was that the rent here for a modest but comfortable 3 bed 2 bath house (my home  More

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