2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Parkland, FL

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Highlights
- Parkland spends 16.3% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Parkland than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkland had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INParkland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%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.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 11 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 12 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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