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

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 8.8% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% higher in Sacramento than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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