2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Foley, AL

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Highlights
- Foley spends 7.3% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Foley than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foley had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INFoley, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Foley    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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