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Los Altos, CA vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 23.9% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Carmel than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CACarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  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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