2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain View, CA vs Carmichael, CA

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Highlights
- Carmichael spends 17.2% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Carmichael than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmichael had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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