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Fresno, CA vs Carmichael, CA

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Highlights
- Carmichael spends 1.2% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Carmichael than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmichael had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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