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Lake Mary, FL vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 41.3% more per student than Lake Mary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Carmel than in Lake Mary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Mary
 Lake Mary, FLCarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Mary    3 Reviews

I moved here from PA 11 years ago. I've seen this place grow and for the better. Everything is conveniently located. We have every store and restaurant imaginable,  More

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Over 18 years ago

A lot of shopping, nice and quiet residential areas, beautiful, great for  More

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Overall, a very nice place to  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

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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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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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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