2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 14.4% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in McAllen than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 21.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%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 Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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