2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Springs spends 9.2% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% higher in Palm Springs than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Springs had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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