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Del Mar, CA vs Carmel Valley Village, CA

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- Carmel Valley Village spends 6.0% less per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Carmel Valley Village than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel Valley Village had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CACarmel Valley Village, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Reviews for Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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