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

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- Lawrence spends 44.4% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Lawrence than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 29.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INLawrence, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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