2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 5.1% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Lawrence than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INLawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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