2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 24.4% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Pasadena than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%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.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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