2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, NY vs Hackensack, NJ

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Highlights
- Hackensack spends 21.5% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Hackensack than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hackensack had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, NYHackensack, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel    2 Reviews

Over 16 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 Hackensack    3 Reviews

hello,welcome!  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hackensack has a big city feel but on a smaller scale-there are restaurants, shops to fit every lifestyle and taste. There are some negatives too. High property taxes-  More

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Over 19 years ago

Although becoming a more metro area, I do feel safe even during the late  More

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