2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, NY vs Burlington, NC

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 68.7% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in Burlington than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, NYBurlington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I left Carmel for good in 1988 and never looked back. That being said, I thought my childhood in Carmel was about as idyllic as one could hope for. Large yards in a  More

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Lived here(Carmel) eight years and love it but with the corrupt running the show this town,county,state(take your pick!)is bleeding us dry..They think an 27% property  More

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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