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

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Highlights
- Sebastopol spends 20.3% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Sebastopol than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sebastopol had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INSebastopol, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%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 Sebastopol    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Sebastopol for 5 years. During my 50+ years on this planet, I have lived many places (New Jersey, NYC, New Zealand, San Diego, Hawaii, Maui, Ashland OR,  More

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Sebastopol, CA really is a great place to live. Located only 50 miles north of San Francisco in the beautiful Sonoma County Wine Country, Sebastopol retains its  More

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it may be pricey, but that really defines the town as who truly loves it. the cost of living is something to think about. i think it is a wonderful town and would be  More

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