2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 24.4% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Santa Clarita than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INSanta Clarita, 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.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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