2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Monterey Park, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey Park spends 20.2% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Monterey Park than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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