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Carmel, IN vs Ridgewood, NJ

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- Ridgewood spends 77.7% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Ridgewood than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgewood had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews
Roxane · Medora, IN
Midwest upper middle class town
Over 6 years ago

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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Randal · Verona, WI
Prosperous EdgeCity Suburb Filled with Roundabouts
Over 7 years ago

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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H · Indianapolis, IN
Carmel is the best
Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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