2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Valley Center, KS

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Highlights
- Valley Center spends 0.1% more per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% lower in Valley Center than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley Center had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INValley Center, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5504573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Valley Center    3 Reviews

We moved to Valley Center seven years ago. We found a house on five acres just north of town next to farm acreage. Perfect location as we were returning to the Wichita  More

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We have lived in Valley Center for a couple of years. It was a relatively quiet and friendly town. While it still is, traffic is increasing as more people discover  More

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Over 19 years ago

Valley Center is a wonderful place to raise a family! Its your basic traditional small town with a friendly atmosphere. Everyone knows everyone and you will always walk  More

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