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Lafayette, LA vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 8.6% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Carmel than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LACarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 3 years ago

I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 9 years ago

What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews
Roxane · Medora, IN
Midwest upper middle class town
Over 6 years ago

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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Randal · Verona, WI
Prosperous EdgeCity Suburb Filled with Roundabouts
Over 7 years ago

This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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H · Indianapolis, IN
Carmel is the best
Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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