2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Farmington, CT

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- Farmington spends 79.0% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Farmington than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmington had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INFarmington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Farmington    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

housing medium cost for Northeast; all other costs  More

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Over 16 years ago

....that there isn't more reasonably priced homes in Farmington because it really is a great town to live in. It's small enough to feel like you know people, but big  More

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If you work in the health insurance industry, and have school-age kids, this is a great place. The liberal, progressive culture is also a plus (to some  More

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