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Carmel, IN vs Fontana, CA

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Highlights
- Fontana spends 4.8% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Fontana than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fontana had 20.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INFontana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 15 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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