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Carmel, IN vs Highlands Ranch, CO

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Highlights
- Highlands Ranch spends 9.3% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Highlands Ranch than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands Ranch had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INHighlands Ranch, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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