2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hammond, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 46.2% more per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Carbondale than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    3 Reviews

I am a resident of the area, has been my entire life. Growing up there were parts where I was nearly ashamed to be part of this community especially in the early2000's.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond Indiana is within easy commute to Chicago and the Downtown area either by car or train, offering you all the advantages of city living, but not at the city cost.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've never lived anywhere else, but have traveled to many U. S. cities. Hammond is an average (okay, maybe less than average city). Housing is affordable, although taxes  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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